Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit

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'I came into contact with camels on three occasions, and each occasion ended tragically.' So begins this account of a stay in Marrakesh by one of Europes's major contemporary writers. Elias Canetti uncovers the secret life hidden beneath the city's bewildering array of voices, gestures and faces. In a series of sharply etched scenes he portrays the languages and cultures of the people who fill the bazaars, cafes and streets. The book presents vivid images of daily life: the storytellers in the Djena el Fna, the armies of beggars ready to set upon ...
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'I came into contact with camels on three occasions, and each occasion ended tragically.' So begins this account of a stay in Marrakesh by one of Europes's major contemporary writers. Elias Canetti uncovers the secret life hidden beneath the city's bewildering array of voices, gestures and faces. In a series of sharply etched scenes he portrays the languages and cultures of the people who fill the bazaars, cafes and streets. The book presents vivid images of daily life: the storytellers in the Djena el Fna, the armies of beggars ready to set upon the unwary and the rituals of Moroccan family life.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780826401700
  • Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group
  • Publication date: 11/28/1978

Table of Contents

Encounters with camels 9
The souks 17
The cries of the blind 23
The marabout's saliva 26
The silent house and the empty rooftops 31
The woman at the grille 34
A visit to the Mellah 39
The Dahan family 53
Storytellers and scribes 77
Choosing a loaf 81
The calumny 82
The donkey's concupiscence 87
'Sheherazade' 90
The unseen 100
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