Alleys of Marrakesh

by Peter Mayne

Book Overview

Peter Mayne (1908-1979) is to Morocco what Peter Mayle is to Provence or Lawrence Durrell to Greece. This 1953 classic in a new edition captures the very essence of the people and place. Having... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• ISBN: B001PAS2FO
• Release Date: January 1953
• Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press
• Weight: 1.07 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Classic !

there is a reason that this book is in print after 55 years and that is that it is a classic. the french no longer rule morocco, tourism has overrun marrakesh, two kings have come and gone, but this book continues to be read. why? for its light, compassionate touch. this was the only book that peter mayne wrote about morocco (he was wounded in an attack on a cafe in the events leading up to the ousting of the french and independence for the moroccan people). it is a fun read.

A book that makes me jealous

Oh to be able to relocate to an exotic city and write for an occupation! That's what occurs in "A Year in Marrakesh". While other English citizens are touring Morocco, Peter Mayne relocated there, to become a part of the city of Marrakesh and to come to know it. There are many lively characters here, painted with a comprehensive brush that shows them to be, if not real people, than so realistic seeming that you never find yourself saying, "Yeah, right, like you'd actually meet someone like that." Also, this book give a gentle entry into the mindset of average Muslim people. This book will not shake your world-view, but it may give you the hankering to pick up stakes and relocate for a year or more. And isn't that what good travel literature is supposed to do?