Great collection of short stories. Some funny, some insightful all contain referernces to Kief.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kief ( )

Students in my undergrad Middle East Literture class found the title story very engaging. They read it alongside a selection from Frantz Fanon's Wretched of the Earth. As a result, some came to see it as a comment on the colonial experience; a child grows up lied to, never knowing his real father (his heritage thus kept from him) and eventually revolts. We had a great discussion (which they generated and sustained) over whether or not the boy's anger was justified, and whether the boy or the adults were more responsible for the outcome. Their reactions were strong, and mixed. I'd definitely use it again.

Note: Mrabet shows up briefly in the Bowles documentary "Let It Come Down." Kif use is mentioned.