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First published in Great Britain in 2016 by Carcanet Press Ltd, Alliance House, 30 Cross Street, Manchester M2 7AQ.

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Poems © Abdellatif Laâbi, 2016. Translations © André Naffis-Sahely, 2016 except ‘The Day Hassan II Died’, © Christopher Schaefer, 2016. Editorial matter and selection © André Naffis-Sahely, 2016. Interview with Abdellatif Laâbi © Abdellatif Laâbi & Christopher Schaefer, 2016. Introduction © Jim Moore, 2016.

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