Vignettes & Postcards from Morocco
Erin presents Vignettes & Postcards from Morocco to the Commonwealth Club of California, with contributors Anna Elkins, Jeff Greenwald, Christina Ammon and James Dorsey.
“This a recommended read, unless you’re going there in the near future, in which case it is mandatory.”
Published by Amphorae Publishing Group. As the chergui (desert wind) whips reality into fantasy and the perpetually full tea glass caresses its minty bouquet, from Casablanca to Tangier, from the crush of Marrakech to the ethereal solitude of the Sahara, from a rose festival in the countryside to a betrothal fair high in the Atlas Mountains, in alleyways and on rooftops, in the souks and on plains scattered with ruins, we invite readers to join us as we rotate in a dervish-dance with Morocco.
Thirty-three stories and poems—written by Suzanna Clarke (A House in Fez), Jeff Greenwald, Michael Chabon, Phil Cousineau, Paul Bowles and others—vibrate inside this book, tales of quests and mysteries, of traditions and memory and wisdom that seek the ancient and celebrate the exotic in Morocco. Photos by Omar Chennafi, Siddharth Gupta, sketches by Anna Elkins.
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