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Morocco

6 reading guides and book lists curated by the Editors Reads team.

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Books About Morocco: Essential Reading for Visitors to the Maghreb

The best books set in Morocco — from Marrakech's medina to the Sahara, Tangier's literary underground to a child's-eye view of the souks. Fiction and memoir for every traveller.

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Fatema Mernissi Books in Order: Complete Reading Guide

All Fatema Mernissi books in order — from Dreams of Trespass to Scheherazade Goes West. Complete guide to the Moroccan feminist scholar's work, popular and scholarly.

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Paul Bowles Books in Order: Complete Reading Guide

All Paul Bowles novels and story collections in order — from The Sheltering Sky to The Spider's House. Complete guide to the American expatriate writer's dark fiction set in Morocco.

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Where to Start with Esther Freud: The Best First Book

New to Esther Freud? Hideous Kinky is the right starting point — but this guide matches different readers to the right Freud novel, from Morocco to Suffolk to Tuscany.

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Where to Start with Fatema Mernissi: The Best First Book

New to Fatema Mernissi? Dreams of Trespass is the right starting point — here's what to expect from the Moroccan feminist scholar and which book suits different readers.

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Where to Start with Paul Bowles: The Best First Book

New to Paul Bowles? The Sheltering Sky is the right starting point — but this guide explains what to expect from his cold, dark fiction and which book suits different types of reader.

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