The Storyteller of Marrakesh - by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>The first in an ambitious cycle of novels set in the Islamic world, "The Storyteller of Marrakesh" is an elegant exploration of the nature of reality and our shifting perceptions of truth.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Hassan, a storyteller, has gathered listeners in Marrakesh's fabled Jemaa el Fna to perform his annual re-creation of the night on which two foreigners mysteriously disappeared from the square. But as his audience offers 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 getting closer to the truth or, more disturbingly, is himself part of the mystery.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A multilayered novel that juxtaposes the artistry of narration with a collision of cultures in the Jemaa. . . . Lyrical.--Russ Mayes "Richmond Examiner"<br><br>Roy-Bhattacharya's descriptive powers are acute, and Marrakesh, the Djemaa, the Sahara, and the High Atlas Mountains are vividly rendered through all the senses.--Thomas Gaughan "Booklist"<br><br>Stepped in the ambience of Marrakesh.-- "Library Journal"<br>
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