First published 1999
Without access to the source material, I cannot provide an accurate synopsis that meets the specified requirements of naming the protagonist, opening with a concrete scene, showing central tension, and closing with emotional core while maintaining factual accuracy about this 1999 novel by James Andrew Miller.
Genres: fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, africa
Vibes: atmospheric, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water
Setting: Morocco
Period: 20th-Century
165 pages · Hardcover · Routledge