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Blood Feast

The Complete Short Stories of Malika Moustadraf

by Malika Moustadraf

Translator Alice Guthrie

Length 2 hours 58 minutes

Language English

Narrators Amin El Gamal & Lameece Issaq

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Summary
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Malika Moustadraf (1969–2006) is a feminist icon in contemporary Moroccan literature, celebrated for her stark interrogation of gender and sexuality in North Africa. Blood Feast is the complete collection of Moustadraf’s published short fiction: haunting, visceral stories by a master of the genre. A teenage girl suffers through a dystopian rite of passage?,? a man with kidney disease makes desperate attempts to secure treatment?, and a mother schemes to ensure her daughter passes a virginity test. Delighting in vibrant sensory detail and rich slang, Moustadraf takes an unflinching look at the gendered body, social class, illness, double standards, and desire, as lived by a diverse cast of characters. Blood Feast is a sharp provocation to patriarchal power and a celebration of the life and genius of one of Morocco’s preeminent writers.

Fiction LGBTQIA+ Fiction Short Stories

Malika Moustadraf (1969–2006) was a preeminent arabophone writer from Casablanca, Morocco. She died at just thirty-seven, leaving behind a semi-autobiographical novel and a collection of short stories. Four other short stories were published posthumously by the Moroccan literary journal QS and are included in this collection. Admired for her unflinching work, she was also persecuted throughout her short life for her taboo-busting subject matter.

Amin El Gamal is an Egyptian American actor and advocate with a passion for oral storytelling. He is best known for playing fan-favorite Cyclops on the Prison Break revival, which made him the first openly queer Muslim actor to play a leading role on television. He currently resides in Palo Alto, California.

Lameece Issaq is an actor, voiceover actor, playwright, screenwriter, and Founding Artistic Director of Obie-winning Noor Theatre.

Alice Guthrie is an independent translator, editor, and curator, specializing in contemporary Arabic writing. Her work often focuses on subaltern voices and activist art. She is currently compiling the first ever anthology of LGBTQIA+ Arabic writing, which is set to appear in parallel Arabic and English editions. She teaches literary translation at the University of Exeter and the University of Birmingham.