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A Year in Marrakesh (Paperback)

by Peter Mayne (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Eland Publishing Ltd; New edition edition (18 Nov 1982)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0907871305
  • ISBN-13: 978-0907871309
  • Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 212,865 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"I know of no other book that paints such an endearing portrait of life among Muslims. The author's warmth and humanity illuminate every page, and to keep the ball rolling, it is deliciously witty. A classic."
--The Week, 8 August 2009 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.


The Herald Express

The text is lively and humorous, and the author recalls many a larger-than-life character and amusing incident --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fear and Loathing in Morocco, 21 May 2003
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This review is from: A Year in Marrakesh (Paperback)
Alright, so the title of this review is a little disingenuous, but this is a lost gem of leftfield travel writing with more than a little in common with 'beat' authors. Taking the North African hippy trail before it was even established, Mayne (NOT A Year in Provence's Peter Mayle) rented a room in Marrakesh's Medina (old town) with the aim of writing a novel. This novel has not survived but his journal of the time has, and it makes a brilliant read. Funny, self-deprecating, beautifully descriptive and packed with pungent characterization (but without any syncophantic obsession with his locale - Mayne loves his environs and Moroccan friends but that does not stem criticism if he feels it deserved).

I cannot recommend this enough. For anyone with any interest in travel, North Africa, Kerouac's On the Road, Hunter S Thompson or a good tale well told.

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A small, sharp, lovely thing, 6 April 2006
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This review is from: A Year in Marrakesh (Paperback)
The writer's year in Marrakesh was not about seeing the sights and learning the history - rather, it was about his engagement with the real people of his neighbourhood as he gets drawn into their lives. A clearer picture than you get from the pompous, passive travel writing that casts an eye on a culture and tells you what to visit there. Thoroughly engaging.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent read., 29 Sep 2009
By Mrs. Mary A. France (Spain) - See all my reviews
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I was particularly interested in this book because I'm going to Marrakesh in April of next year. I found it fascinating as the author immersed himself totally in the area and the people. It was also very, very funny.
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