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'A refreshingly innocent and exuberant travel narrative about his quest to understand how stories work, where they come from and if they still matter.'
--SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, 22 March 09
--SUNDAY TELEGRAPH, 22 March 09
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A personal search for the real Morocco through its stories and storytellers by the acclaimed author of The Caliph's House.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This tremendously well written book tells the story of the author's life in Morocco, which is used as the frame for the retelling of several great Arabian stories from Arabian Nights and other legend. Not only impossible to put down, this book also feels like a magical story book which sweeps you back in time through oriental history and fantasy.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This delightful book explores the ancient living tradition of storytelling that bridges East and West. Somehow this ancient oral skill seems to survive within contemporary Moroccan society at many more liberal levels of profoundity than we of the West can usually imagine. It is the contrast between the known and the unknown that Shah, like his father and grandfather, also both writers, so eloquently delivers to our minds. This is the work of a rare multi-culturalist, speaking to our hearts.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A most entertaining,fascinating and absorbing read - one of those books that one looks forward to climbing into bed to read.
I completely immersed myself in Casablanca and in the authors family life, and feel that I have learnt a lot too about Morocco and its beliefs and manners.
I bought The Caliphs House at the same time and read them simultaneously as I couldnt get enough of the atmosphere that Tahir Shah creates.
The characters are so well formed that you feel that you would recognise them if you bumped into them on the street.
I completely immersed myself in Casablanca and in the authors family life, and feel that I have learnt a lot too about Morocco and its beliefs and manners.
I bought The Caliphs House at the same time and read them simultaneously as I couldnt get enough of the atmosphere that Tahir Shah creates.
The characters are so well formed that you feel that you would recognise them if you bumped into them on the street.
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A fascinating collection of tales within a tale. Perfect for reading...
This book is a fascinating window into another culture, told by a writer who grew up with one foot in the East and one in the West. Read more
Published 10 days ago by zahirah
A Different Perspective
"A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams" is the subtitle of this extraordinary book. Tahir Shah was brought up to understand that, when his father is dead, it will be his responsibility to... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Anteater
Adore me, I'm modest...
It would be good to hear what a Moroccan made of Tahir Shah, who brings to mind the benignly patronising tones and mythomaniac tendencies of Gerald Durrell. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Sporus
draws you along nicely
and at the same time gives considerable insight into the values and mindset of the arab/muslim world
Published 21 months ago by davidr_128
stories within stories
I thoroughly enjoyed this engaging and heartwarming tale. It has made me want to get on a plane to Morrocco and to encouraged me to think more about our traditional childhood tales... Read more
Published on 23 April 2010 by bookowl
A quality read as usual.
When I recommended my partner should read this, the second of Shah's books bought on Amazon, they picked it up and found it very hard to put down. Read more
Published on 2 Nov 2009 by Mr. C. A. Cheslett
Arabian Delights!!!
This is a great book from Tahir Shah and I think his best book to date. It seems as if he's growning into his own shoes at last - and with such a prestigious heritage behind him... Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2009 by K2
Story-telling winner
Fascinating window into another culture. Tahir Shah is a dream of a writer - funny, wise, self-deprecating and with an acute sense of how to draw the reader along with him. Read more
Published on 17 May 2009 by Angus McBean
a dive into the people, places and tales of Morocco
This book takes up where The Caliph's House left off, and continues to chart the adventures of the Shah household and its colourful guardians. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2009 by M. Simon Gregg
As multi layered as the stories he describes
Tahir Shah continues his sequence of high calibre books. This book is clearly underwritten by a genuine love of Morocco and is very much written from the heart. Read more
Published on 20 April 2008 by Jethro
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