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Violence
A lot
A murder committed under the influence of drugs; depicted with disturbing matter-of-factness
Language
Barely any
Mild profanity
Sexual Content
Some
Sexual references; a relationship with a Moroccan woman
Substance Use
A lot
Kif (cannabis) use is central to the plot's climax; alcohol and drug use throughout the expatriate milieu
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Moral passivity leading to catastrophe; the desolation of a man without values in a world without rules; existential horror
What this book is about
Nelson Dyar, a New York bank teller, impulsively moves to Tangier looking for something more. He drifts through the city's expatriate and criminal underworlds, becomes involved with currency smuggling, and — under the influence of kif — commits an act of violence he cannot take back. Bowles's second novel is a study in the fatal passivity of a man who lacks the will to shape his own life.
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Murder under drug influence
Pervasive drug use
Moral nihilism and violence
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