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Nobel Prize Winner

Travel Writing

The Voices of Marrakesh: A Record of a Visit

by Elias Canetti

Nobel Prize-winning author Canetti spent only a few weeks in Marrakesh, but it was a visit that would remain with him for the rest of his life.


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About the book

In The Voices of Marrakesh, he captures the essence of that place: the crowds, the smells - of spices, camels and the souks - and, most importantly to Canetti, the sounds of the city, from the cries of the blind beggars and the children's call for alms to the unearthly silence on the still roofs above the hordes. In these immaculately crafted essays, Canetti examines the emotions Marrakesh stirred within him and the people who affected him for ever.

Book details

Published by Penguin Books Ltd

Paperback ISBN: 9780141195629 26 Jan 2012 198 x 138 x 8 (mm) 104g