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The apperance of the young foreign couple caught the attention of nearly everyone on the jemaa that night. the woman`s beauty and the man`s enigmatic behavior intrigued observers - but now no one can seem to agree on the details surrounding their disappearance. Each year, the storyteller Hassan gathers listeners on Marrakesh`s fabled city square to share their recollections of that night in an effort to understand what happened - and to absolve his younger brother, Mustafa, who is in jail for the crime. convinced of his brother`s innocence despite his disapproval of Mustafa`s sybaritic ways, Hassan determinedly searches for the truth.
But as his listeners offer contradicting testimonies, and details transform or dissolve in the haze of memory, the couple takes on an air as enigmatic as their fate, leaving us to wonder whether Hassan is succeeding in his quest, or more disturbingly, is himself part of the mystery. From the bustling maze of the ancient medina to the expansive "desert of love" where wind and sand conspire to swallow up roaming strangers, The Storyteller of Marrakesh upends the conventions of the mystery even as it offers an inspired exploration of the nature of love and our shifting perceptions of reality.
ISBN - 97789380283906
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Pages : 345
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