Elias Canetti
Paperback | Pages: 104 pages Rating: 3.72 | 1685 Users | 165 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit |
| Author | : | Elias Canetti |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 104 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 2002 by Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd (first published 1968) |
| Categories | : | Travel. Nonfiction. Northern Africa. Morocco. Cultural. Africa. Literature. European Literature. German Literature. Nobel Prize |
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Winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize for Literature, Elias Canetti uncovers the secret life hidden beneath Marrakesh’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 its bazaars, cafes, and streets. The book presents vivid images of daily life: the storytellers in the Djema el Fna, the armies of beggars ready to set upon the unwary, and the rituals of Moroccan family life. This is Marrakesh -described by one of Europe’s major literary intellects in an account lauded as "cosmopolitan in the tradition of Goethe" by the New York Times. "A unique travel book," according to John Bayley of the London Review of Books.Present Books As The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit
| Original Title: | Die Stimmen von Marrakesch: Aufzeichnungen einer Reise. |
| ISBN: | 0714525804 (ISBN13: 9780714525808) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Morocco Marrakech (Marrakesh)(Morocco) |
Rating Appertaining To Books The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit
Ratings: 3.72 From 1685 Users | 165 ReviewsColumn Appertaining To Books The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit
Steve wrote a great review; I wont try to add anything.It's a synthetic diary of a very appealing place. Once finished, I've had the desire to read more about those stories.
Highly unfairly, Im judging this book based on the fact that I read it while in a state of limbo. I had roughly a day to spare before I could next get to a bookshop, so had to be content with whatever was short and on a nearby shelf. It is an interesting look at Morocco in the Sixties with the sections of Marrakeshs Jewish quarter perhaps serving as the most fascinating but an eagerness to get the book finished meant I perhaps didnt give it the attention it deserved. Skim reading as a book nears
It is clearly a product of its time.There are some interesting stories and the narrative is flawless, but overall this is an Eurocentric account of a trip marked by exoticism.
Incredible note from travel. After reading this one I build up my idea of traveling. It is not just only taking you from somewhere to another by transportation. It's about meeting locals, visiting their house, simply visiting local markets and observing people's daily life without any judgment. Also, I was touched my writer's warm heart and empathy.
A must read before visiting Morocco and/or Marrakech. What Canetti analysed 40 years ago still realising in most parts of the country's daily routines.The book provides both deep insights and some helpful touristic guidance.
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