num_pages: 144
description: Casablanca and Tangier provide the backdrops for Corruption , and erotic tale of morality about Mourad, the last honest man in Morocco. After a lifetime of resistance, Mourad finally gives in to the demands of his materialistic wife and accepts "commissions" for his just one envelope stuffed with cash, then another. Ben Jelloun's compelling novel evokes the dangers of succumbing to the daily temptations of modern life, as Mourad lives the consequences of betraying his existence.
language: English
title: Corruption
titlecomplete: Corruption
genres: Novels, Fiction, France, Morocco
ratings_count: 341
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Prix Méditerranée
publisher: The New Press