The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco

by Richard L. Hamilton

Book Overview

Marrakech is the heart and lifeblood of Morocco's ancient storytelling tradition. For nearly a thousand years, storytellers have gathered in the Jemaa el Fna, the legendary square of the city, to recount ancient folktales and fables to rapt audiences. But this unique chain of oral tradition that has passed seamlessly from generation to generation is teetering on the brink of extinction. The competing distractions of television, movies and the internet...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1838600000
• ISBN13: 9781838600006
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Tauris Parke
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"