Like a Summer Never to be Repeated

By Mohammed Berrada

'Like a Summer Never to be Repeated' is a fascinating and highly experimental story based loosely around the author's own experiences in Egypt as a student and visiting intellectual. Set in Cairo, the narrator, Hammad, takes us on a deeply personal journey of discovery from the heady days of the 1950s and 1960s, with all the optimism and excitement surrounding Moroccan independence, Suez and Abdel Nasser, up to the 1990s and the time of writing.

Mohamad Berrada explores the themes of chance, the role of culture in society, memory and writing. 'Like a Summer Never to be Repeated' is among the most innovative works of modern Arabic literature and a testimony to Mohammed Berrada's position as a leading pioneer.

The author was born in Rabat in 1938, and is one of Moroccp's leading writers.  He is the author of short stories, novels, and works of literary criticism.