In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

图书标准信息

• 作者 Tahir Shah 著
• 出版社 Random House Publishing Group
• 出版时间 2009-03
• ISBN 9780553384437
• 定价 193.30元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 400页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

NamedoneofTimemagazine’sTenBestBooksoftheYear,TahirShah’sTheCaliph’sHousewashailedbycriticsandcomparedtosuchtravelclassicsasAYearinProvenceandUndertheTuscanSun.NowShahtakesusdeeperintotherealCasablancatouncovermysterieshiddenforcenturiesfromWesterneyes.

Inthisentertainingjewelofabook,TahirShahsetsoffacrossMoroccoonaboldnewadventureworthyofthemythicalArabianNights.AshewendshiswaythroughthelabyrinthinemedinasofFezandMarrakech,traversestheSaharasands,andsamplesthehospitalityofordinaryMoroccans,Tahircollectsadazzlingtreasuryoftraditionalwisdomstories,gleanedfromtheheritageofAThousandandOneNights,whichopenthedoorstolayersofculturemostvisitorshardlyrealizeexist.FrommastermasonswholaboronlyatnighttoSufiwisemenwhowriteforsoapoperas,InArabianNightstakesusonanunforgettable,offbeat,andutterlyenchantedjourney.

【作者简介】

TahirShahwasbornintoanAnglo-AfghanfamilywithrootsinthemountainstrongholdoftheHinduKush.Mostofhiselevenbooks(inadozenlanguages)andfourtelevisiondocumentarieshavechronicledaseriesoffabulousjourneysinAfrica,Asia,andtheAmericas.HeliveswithhiswifeandtwochildreninCasablanca.