Description
Tahir Shah's richly personal, deeply researched exploration of Morocco's storytelling tradition—following his quest to understand the country's living oral culture through encounters with storytellers, healers, and the keepers of a tradition that stretches back to the earliest days of Islamic civilization—is one of the most beautifully written and most culturally immersive works of travel memoir produced about the Arab world. Written with the genuine love for his subject and the literary gifts that have made Shah one of the most distinctive travel writers of his generation, this is essential reading for every admirer of his work and every person fascinated by the living culture of Morocco. An essential read.
