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Josh Shoemake was born in Richmond, Virginia and attended Columbia University, after which he spent several years teaching high school literature at the American School of Tangier, then became headmaster of The American School of Marrakesh. He now lives in Paris and has published a number of stories and books, both fiction and non-fiction, including a history of literary Tangier, which was named a a Book of the Month in The Sunday Times, and one of Condé Nast Traveller’s all-time best travel books.

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Josh Shoemake Hi Ana. You can find a brief bio on my homepage - www.joshshoemake.com. And a bit more on Tangier: I was the high school literature teacher at The Ame…moreHi Ana. You can find a brief bio on my homepage - www.joshshoemake.com. And a bit more on Tangier: I was the high school literature teacher at The American School of Tangier from 1996-99, when I first encountered the ghosts in Tangier's streets and got to know Bowles, Choukri, and others in the book.

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Josh Shoemake Labas, Nina, and thanks for your message. I'll be curious to hear what you think. Both books are available in paperback on Amazon. Here's the first: h…moreLabas, Nina, and thanks for your message. I'll be curious to hear what you think. Both books are available in paperback on Amazon. Here's the first: https://www.amazon.com/Casablanca-Qua...

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The Casablanca Quartet, a 4-book series, is now out

The Casablanca Quartet - I. War & II. Peace by Josh Shoemake

The Casablanca Quartet is a series of four historical novels telling the fascinating story of the city of Casablanca between the American military landing in 1942 (the United States’ first in the Western Hemisphere in World War II) and the end of the French protectorate in 1956. The central character is the city that was then one of the world’s most cosmopolitan and violent. Its story is told Read more of this blog post »
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Published on December 08, 2023 05:05 Tags: casablanca, north-africa, touria-chaoui, vichy, wwii
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