RaveThe New York Times...a moving story based on the experiences of a real-life soldier...after he takes part in an abortive attempt to overthrow King Hassan II of Morocco in 1971 … Salim entertains his fellow prisoners by reciting from memory long passages from favorite books — notably the Koran and Camus's novel The Stranger — but at length he succumbs to the idea that he himself has become 'a book no one would ever open.' This novel sold well in France last year; it seems that people did indeed want to hear Salim's story just as it is presented in this sad and splendid book.