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The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit

Elias Canetti

From Shelf: Nobel Prize for Literature winners 1971-2023

Captures the essence of Marrakesh: the crowds, the smells - of spices, camels and the souks - and the sounds of the city, from the cries of the blind beggars and the children's call for alms to the unearthly silence on the still roofs above the hordes.

Nobel Prize-winning author Canetti spent only a few weeks in Marrakesh, but it was a visit that would remain with him for the rest of his life. In The Voices of Marrakesh, he captures the essence of that place: the crowds, the smells - of spices, camels and the souks - and, most importantly to Canetti, the sounds of the city, from the cries of the blind beggars and the children's call for alms to the unearthly silence on the still roofs above the hordes. In these immaculately crafted essays, Canetti examines the emotions Marrakesh stirred within him and the people who affected him for ever.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
128
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:
9780141195629
Published Date:
26/1/2012
Dimensions:
198mm x 129mm x 7mm
Weight:
100g
Category:
Classic travel writing

RRP: £9.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9780141195629


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