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The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit
Elias Canetti
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Description for The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit
Paperback. Captures the essence of Marrakesh: the crowds, the smells - of spices, camels and the souks - and the sounds of the city, from the cries of the blind beggars and the children's call for alms to the unearthly silence on the still roofs above the hordes. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1HBM; 3JJPG; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 138 x 8. Weight in Grams: 102.
Nobel Prize-winning author Canetti spent only a few weeks in Marrakesh, but it was a visit that would remain with him for the rest of his life. In The Voices of Marrakesh, he captures the essence of that place: the crowds, the smells - of spices, camels and the souks - and, most importantly to Canetti, the sounds of the city, from the cries of the blind beggars and the children's call for alms to the unearthly silence on the still roofs above the hordes.
In these immaculately crafted essays, Canetti examines the emotions Marrakesh stirred within him ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141195629
SKU
V9780141195629
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About Elias Canetti
Elias Canetti (1905-1994) is best known in the English-speaking world for Crowds and Power, Kafka's Other Trial and for the classic Auto-de-Fe. His family moved from Bulgaria to England, then Vienna, and he settled back in England in 1938. In 1981 he received the Nobel Prize for Literature. He was cited by the Swedish Academy for his 'writings marked by ... Read more
Reviews for The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit
Canetti's feeling for the Orient is perceptible in The Voices of Marrakesh, a unique travel book
John Bayley
London Review of Books
Cosmopolitan in the tradition of Goethe
New York Times
...this book takes on subtle dimensions as it ponders the inner meaning of new experience
Observer
One of his shortest, most beautiful ... Read more
John Bayley
London Review of Books
Cosmopolitan in the tradition of Goethe
New York Times
...this book takes on subtle dimensions as it ponders the inner meaning of new experience
Observer
One of his shortest, most beautiful ... Read more