The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca
 

The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca

by Tahir Shah

In the tradition of A Year in Provence and Under the Tuscan Sun, acclaimed English travel writer Tahir Shah shares a highly entertaining account of making an exotic dream come true. By turns hilarious and harrowing, here is the story of his family’s move from the gray skies of London to the sun-drenched city of Casablanca, where Islamic tradition and African folklore converge–and... (read more)

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Tahir Shah's latest foray takes him to Morocco with his whole family. He and his long suffering wife buy a fixer-upper house in Casablanca. This book charts their troubles in renovating their home, where they come up against lazy worker, the Casablancan godfather, a man who trades stories for stamps and several vengeful jinns. Shah is a fantastic writer and I pretty much will gobble up anything he has written. And you should too!

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  • mrym

    mrym said:

    This is a really funny read. You get a clear picture of the Moroccan way of life. And if you'r living in a muslim country with a continuous servant problem this will definately console you!

    posted Wednesday, October 31 2007
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