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008 070703s2008 nyuab 000 1deng
010 $a 2007027812
020 $a9780553805239 (hardcover)
020 $a0553805231 (hardcover)
024 $a40015085118
035 $a(OCoLC)154678063
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn154678063
035 $a(DLC) 2007027812
035 $a(NNC)6462255
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040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBAKER$dBTCTA$dYDXCP$dBUR$dOrLoB-B
043 $af-mr---
050 00 $aDT310.3$b.S43 2008
082 00 $a916.404/53$222
100 1 $aShah, Tahir.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95000521
245 10 $aIn Arabian nights :$ba caravan of Moroccan dreams /$cTahir Shah.
260 $aNew York :$bBantam Books,$c2008.
300 $a388 pages :$billustrations, map ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
520 1 $a"Tahir Shah's The Caliph's House, describing his first year in Casablanca, was hailed by critics and compared to such travel classics as A Year in Provence and Under the Tuscan Sun. Now Shah takes us deeper into the heart of this exotic and magical land to uncover mysteries that have been hidden from Western eyes for centuries." "In this entertaining and penetrating book, Tahir sets out on a bold new journey across Morocco that becomes an adventure worthy of the mythical Arabian Nights. As he wends his way through the labyrinthine medinas of Fez and Marrakesh, traverses the Sahara sands, and tastes the hospitality of ordinary Moroccans, Tahir collects a dazzling treasury of traditional stories, gleaned from the heritage of A Thousand and One Nights. The tales, recounted by a vivid cast of characters, reveal fragments of wisdom and an oriental way of thinking that is both enthralling and fresh. A link in the chain of scholars and teachers who have passed these stories down for centuries like a baton in a relay race, Shah reaches layers of culture that most visitors hardly realize exist, and eventually discovers the story living in his own heart." "Along the way he describes the colors, characters, and the passion of Morocco, and comes to understand why it is such an enchanting land. From master masons who labor only at night to Sufi wise men who write for soap operas and Tuareg guides afflicted by reality TV; In Arabian Nights takes us on an unforgettable journey, shining a light on facets of a society that are normally left in darkness."--BOOK JACKET.
600 10 $aShah, Tahir.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr95000521
651 0 $aMorocco$xDescription and travel.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85087326
650 0 $aTravel writers$zMorocco$vBiography.
852 00 $boff,glx$hDT310.3$i.S43 2008