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'"The Sheltering Sky" is a book about people on the edge of an alien space; somewhere where, curiously, they are never alone' - Michael Hoffman. Port ... More

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Two little girls are taken by their mother to Morocco on a 1960s pilgrimage of self-discovery. For Mum, it is not just an escape from the grinding ... More

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Mahi Binebine's courageous novel takes place in Morocco, where seven would-be immigrants, pulled by the dream of a better life, gather one night near ... More

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Lily Sampson finds herself in Morocco working at the American Legation on an undercover mission linked to Operation Torch. The mission: to control ... More

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The adopted daughter of the king of Morocco, whose father was arrested and executed for a 1972 attempt to assassinate the king, tells the story of ... More

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Malt is a museum director, historian and explorer. In this riveting story, she shares her knowledge of medieval Islamic culture.

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Introduces the history, geography, economy, culture and people of the African nation of Kenya.

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Israel awakes to find a little white-robed figure standing beside his bed. Day and night were both alike to her; the darkness was as the light. Was ... More

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The nuns called her Eve when they found her lying unconscious in a Burgundy field. She had no possessions apart from a Tangier/Algeciras ferry ticket ... More

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Fez, 1954, and American ex-pat Stenham reluctantly accepts a guide for his night-time walk home through the streets of the Medina. A nationalist ... More

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In this debut of an exciting new voice in fiction, Lalami evokes the grit and enduring grace that is modern Morocco. The book begins as four ... More

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In this debut of an exciting new voice in fiction, Lalami evokes the grit and enduring grace that is modern Morocco. The book begins as four ... More

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An acclaimed biographer with unsurpassed personal access to Paul Bowles (1910-2001) and to his friends and his archive pens this revelatory biography ... More

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Two diverse countries and cultures are linked with warmth and charm in this two-in-one picture book. This innovative picture book comprises two ... More

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An excellent introduction to other cultures, this imaginative series presents interesting facts about various parts of the world and reinforces the ... More

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Funny antics of Mullah Nasruddin a folklore character from the 12th Century has been transported to modern day Marrakech. Humor and humanistic ... More

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Written when Ernest Hemingway was thirty years old and lauded as the best American novel to emerge from World War I, A Farewell to Arms is the ... More

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In 1949, two young Cuban musicians, brothers Cesar and Nestor, leave Havana for New York. By day they work hard, by night they are the Mambo Kings: ... More

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The War is just over. In Venice, a city elaborately and affectionately described, the American Colonel, Richard Cantrell, falls passionately in love ... More

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Paul Bowles met Gertrude Stein in 1931 and became one of her most distinguished proteges. She directed him toward prose description and to Tangier, ... More

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Paul Bowles serves as an introduction to this enigmatic figure. Caponi discusses all of Bowles's novels: The Sheltering Sky, the first American novel ... More

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