In Arabian Nights
In Search of Morocco Through its Stories and Storytellers
$39.50
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
12 March 2009
Summary
A personal search for the real Morocco through its stories and storytellers by the acclaimed author of The Caliph’s House.
Shortly after the 2005 London bombings, Tahir Shah was thrown into a Pakistani prison on suspicion of spying for Al-Qaeda. What sustained him during his terrifying, weeks-long ordeal were the stories his father told him as a child in Morocco.
Inspired by this, on his return to his adopted homeland he embarked on an adventure worthy of the mythical Arabian …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780553818765 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0553818767 |
| Author: | Tahir Shah |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bantam Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 12 March 2009 |
| Weight: | 293g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 127mm x 26mm |
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Inspired and funny…this beguiling book shows that there has never been a better time to value the free-thinking storytelling tradition within Islam * INDEPENDENT *
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 TIMES *
A refreshingly innocent and exuberent travel narrative about his quest to understand how stories work, where they come from and if they still matter * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH *
About The Author
Tahir Shah
Tahir Shah was born into an Anglo-Afghan family with roots in the mountain stronghold of the Hindu Kush. He lives with his wife and two children in Casablanca.
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