Review by Henema -- Keys to Tetouan by Mois Benarroch
[Following is a volunteer review of "Keys to Tetouan" by Mois Benarroch.]
3 out of 4 stars
Review by Henema
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Book overview
“Keys to Tetouan” is a historical fictive story written about the Benzimra family. The purpose of the book is explaining the sociology of the Jewish tradition that has spread to many parts of the world. The story begins from the Tetouan city in Morocco with Fernando Benzimra who set out to find other Benzimras with an aim of bringing them together. He sets out armed with a letter that was left to him by his father. He sooner discovers that the task may not be as easy because the family name is widely spread spanning into Europe, South America, Asia and even Africa.
As the book progresses, some themes like war, religious and cultural discrimination emerge and the struggle of the people to fit in the society. For example, war is waged by the Spanish and Arab hosts against the Jews of Tetouan making it unbearable and forcing them to migrate to distance places in search of peace. However life in exile is not any better as they now experience identity lose and live in denial.
Book presentation
The writer uses the first person in narrating the story. This style helps to connect the reader with the emotional situation that runs through the book and particularly where religious and racial conflicts are concerned. The presentation of the book also follows a nonlinear experimental and postmodern format with a mix of letters, passage stories, interviews, meditation and dialogues about the Benzimra family. This may be attributed to the fact that it was written by a poet. However, with this presentation style, it is much easy for the reader to get lost and not be able to comprehend or follow what is happening in the plot.
Rating and recommendation
I would also like to take issues with the editor and more particularly on punctuations in the whole book. I do not know if it was intentional or if it escaped the editor. Whichever the case it is not a good show. Regardless of that, the book raises pertinent issue like that of people spirited to seek their identity amidst the confusion that is created through various forms of discrimination and sentimentalism. Personally, I consider the book as in-concisely ambiguous and therefore would rate it as 3 out of 4. However, I would like to recommend it to other readers especially the students of Sociology and History
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Keys to Tetouan
Links to Keys to Tetouan in
English getbook.at/keys2tetouan
Castellano getbook.at/llavesdetetuan
Hebrew עברית http://www.lulu.com/shop/paperback/product-22974017.html
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3 out of 4 stars
Review by Henema
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“Keys to Tetouan” is a historical fictive story written about the Benzimra family. The purpose of the book is explaining the sociology of the Jewish tradition that has spread to many parts of the world. The story begins from the Tetouan city in Morocco with Fernando Benzimra who set out to find other Benzimras with an aim of bringing them together. He sets out armed with a letter that was left to him by his father. He sooner discovers that the task may not be as easy because the family name is widely spread spanning into Europe, South America, Asia and even Africa.
As the book progresses, some themes like war, religious and cultural discrimination emerge and the struggle of the people to fit in the society. For example, war is waged by the Spanish and Arab hosts against the Jews of Tetouan making it unbearable and forcing them to migrate to distance places in search of peace. However life in exile is not any better as they now experience identity lose and live in denial.
Book presentation
The writer uses the first person in narrating the story. This style helps to connect the reader with the emotional situation that runs through the book and particularly where religious and racial conflicts are concerned. The presentation of the book also follows a nonlinear experimental and postmodern format with a mix of letters, passage stories, interviews, meditation and dialogues about the Benzimra family. This may be attributed to the fact that it was written by a poet. However, with this presentation style, it is much easy for the reader to get lost and not be able to comprehend or follow what is happening in the plot.
Rating and recommendation
I would also like to take issues with the editor and more particularly on punctuations in the whole book. I do not know if it was intentional or if it escaped the editor. Whichever the case it is not a good show. Regardless of that, the book raises pertinent issue like that of people spirited to seek their identity amidst the confusion that is created through various forms of discrimination and sentimentalism. Personally, I consider the book as in-concisely ambiguous and therefore would rate it as 3 out of 4. However, I would like to recommend it to other readers especially the students of Sociology and History
******
Keys to Tetouan
Links to Keys to Tetouan in
English getbook.at/keys2tetouan
Castellano getbook.at/llavesdetetuan
Hebrew עברית http://www.lulu.com/shop/paperback/product-22974017.html
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes
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