In Arabian Nights

Tahir Shah

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Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
15 March 2009

Travel & holiday; Travel writing

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 Nights, going in search of the stories and storytellers that have nourished this most alluring of countries for centuries. Wandering through the medinas of Fez and Marrakech, criss-crossing the Saharan sands and tasting the hospitality of ordinary Moroccans, he collected a treasury of traditional stories recounted by a vivid and eccentric cast of characters- from master masons who work only at night to Sufi wise men who write for soap operas and Tuareg guides addicted to reality TV. Himself a link in the chain of scholars and teachers who have passed such tales down from father to son, mother to daughter, Shah reveals a world and a way of thinking that most visitors to Morocco barely know exist.

By: Tahir Shah
Imprint: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 300g
ISBN: 9780553818765
ISBN 10: 0553818767
Pages: 432
Publication Date: 15 March 2009
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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. His website is: www.tahirshah.com

Reviews for In Arabian Nights

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 *

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