Driss Ben Hamed Charhadi:
'A Life Full of Holes'
(1964)
Recorded and translated by Paul Bowles

About the book...

This is the first novel ever produced from Moghrebi, an Arabic dialect of North Africa.

Available Editions:

First Edition, UK:

'A Life Full of Holes' (1964)
Weidenfeld & Nicholson, London
First British Edition.
Jacket drawing by Lewin Basingthwaighte.

'A Life Full Of Holes'
A Panther Book 1966
1st paperback edition.

First Edition, USA:

'A Life Full of Holes' (1964)

Grove Press 1964
First Printing. DJ cover has photograph of the
author made by Paul Bowles. 3000 copies.

Later Editions USA:

'A Life Full of Holes' (1966)
Black Cat edition, (Grove Press)
Paperback book.
First Edition, Germany:
'Ein Leben voller' (1985)
Greno Publishers



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©The International Paul Bowles Society, 2000