As the subtitle of Father and What he Fathered informs us, Ahmed Toufiq’s childhood autobiography takes his readers to the Southern slopes of the Atlas Mountains in Morocco. He places his childhood self, narrated in the third person, into the community of an Amazigh village, they being the indigenous people who have long inhabited the more southern climes of the Maghreb. The narrative depicts in great detail a thoroughly traditional family structure and society that relies entirely on its natural surroundings for sustenance. The life of a young boy, utterly spoiled by his adoring father, is loving portrayed, creating a narrative that is both informative and insightful. And there is to be a sequel…