Before You Visit Morocco (18 books)

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A short list of the best books to give you a flavor of Morocco before your trip

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1		A Street in Marrakech by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea 4.11 avg rating — 320 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 3,426 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles 3.88 avg rating — 31,884 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Leaving Tangier by Tahar Ben Jelloun 3.42 avg rating — 1,800 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		Hideous Kinky by Esther Freud 3.53 avg rating — 4,370 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Secret Son by Laila Lalami (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 1,811 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		The Voices of Marrakesh by Elias Canetti 3.65 avg rating — 3,359 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams by Tahir Shah (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 2,467 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Sweetness in the Belly by Camilla Gibb (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 9,607 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Lords of the Atlas: The Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua, 1893-1956 by Gavin Maxwell 3.70 avg rating — 311 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		Geschiedenis van Marokko by Herman Obdeijn 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		machi mushkil: aproximaciones al destino magrebí by Analía Iglesias 3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		The Salt Road by Jane Johnson 3.94 avg rating — 2,461 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		Het koele land in de hete zon : Marokko achter de schermen by Steven Adolf 3.25 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Amazir by Tom Gamble (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 109 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		Het volk van Abdelkrim: actualiteit en geschiedenis van de Marokkaanse Rif by Sietske de Boer 4.33 avg rating — 21 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17		Samuel Pallache : koopman, kaper en diplomaat tussen Marrakesh en Amsterdam by Mercedes García-Arenal 3.62 avg rating — 56 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18		Het land van zijn vader: een Marokkaanse familiegeschiedenis by Greta Riemersma 3.89 avg rating — 37 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

18 books · 13 voters · list created January 30th, 2013 by Peg (votes) .

Tags: casblanca, fas, fes, fez, maghreb, magreb, marrakech, marrakesh, meknes, moroc, morocco, rabat, tangier, travel

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