In Arabian nights : a caravan of Moroccan dreams / Tahir Shah
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Bantam Books , 2009, c2008.Description: 385 p. : ill., map ; 22 cmISBN:- 9780553384437
- 916.4 SHA
- DT310.3 .S43 2008
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [386]-388).
Here, travel writer Shah sets out on a bold new journey across Morocco. As he wends his way through the labyrinthine medinas of Fez and Marrakesh, traverses the Sahara sands, and tastes the hospitality of ordinary Moroccans, Tahir collects a dazzling treasury of traditional stories, gleaned from the heritage of A Thousand and One Nights. The tales, recounted by a vivid cast of characters, reveal fragments of wisdom and an oriental way of thinking that is both enthralling and fresh. A link in the chain of scholars and teachers who have passed these stories down for centuries like a baton in a relay race, Shah reaches layers of culture that most visitors hardly realize exist, and eventually discovers the story living in his own heart. Along the way he describes the colors, characters, and the passion of Morocco, and comes to understand why it is such an enchanting land.--From publisher description.
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