Blanche Bendahan
Mazaltob: A Novel
Mazaltob: A Novel
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In this novel, Mazaltob is torn between her loyalty to the Judería and her desire to follow her own voice and find true love. Blanche Bendahan's novel explores the language, religion, and customs constraining North African Jewish women on the cusp of emancipation and decolonization. Yaëlle Azagury and Frances Malino provide the first English translation of this modern coming-of-age tale, awarded a prize by the Académie Française in 1930.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 23 April 2024
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
A groundbreaking English translation of a seminal work by a trailblazing pioneer of modern Sephardi feminist literature.
Born and raised in the Judería or Jewish quarter of Tetouan, Morocco, at the dawn of the 20th century, sixteen-year-old Mazaltob finds herself engaged to José, an unrefined man from her own community who has returned from Argentina to find a wife. Mazaltob, however, is deeply in love with Jean, a Frenchman of half-Jewish descent and a free-spirited individual. In this timeless classic of North African Jewish fiction, Blanche Bendahan vividly portrays the two powerful forces that relentlessly tear Mazaltob apart: her unwavering loyalty to the Judería and her insatiable yearning to pursue her own voice and discover true love. Bendahan's intricate and emotionally resonant novel serves as a masterful exploration of the language, religion, and everyday customs that confined North African Jewish women on the cusp of emancipation and decolonization.
Yaëlle Azagury and Frances Malino present the first English translation of this contemporary coming-of-age tale, which received a prestigious prize from the Académie Française in 1930. Through their analysis, they shed light on how Mazaltob, with its unsettling blend of ethnographic details and modernist experimentation, stands as a pioneering work in the genre of feminist Sephardi literature. A historical introduction, literary analysis, and annotations provide valuable context and elucidate historical and cultural terms for readers, complementing the authors' original notes.
Weight: 286g
Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781684582051
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