In Arabian Nights A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams Travel Memoir

63 reviews for In Arabian Nights A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams Travel Memoir

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   ryan mccliment – 2008-01-07

   This book is wonderful. It’s a reminder of what can be shared among friends, family, and strangers through the power of story telling. I especially enjoyed sharing in Tahir’s journey toward listening to his heart, and what it might really mean to give someone the shirt off your back.There’s no cheaply earned laughs in this book– it inspires one to find stories that are truly worthy of our children. It’s an awesome book.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Mellisa Brandt – 2008-01-07

   Which is a good thing as far as I’m concerned. I’ve read several of his other books, but this book officially cements Tahir Shah as my favorite author. Please let there be a “Volume 3”!!

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Kellyann Zuzulo – 2008-01-08

   K.F. Zuzulo is the author ofI thoroughly enjoyed Tahir Shah’s previous book The Caliph’s House and had anxiously awaited In Arabian Nights. I was not disappointed. Shah captures the Middle Eastern psyche and landscape and conveys both in lush and lyrical narrative. The starting point of his own harrowing captivity in a Pakistani torture cell layers another journey of contrasts on experiences that include such mystical figures as the djinn. In this case, who is worse? Shah’s jailers or unseen cultural icons? This is a book that succeeds and enraptures on many levels. Captivating and enlightening!

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Booklover – 2008-01-10

   Tahir Shah has done it again — only better! Without sacrificing any of his usual madcap humor, he seeks out and illustrates for readers the qualities he finds most valuable in his adopted Moroccan homeland. He draws crucial distinctions between Islam and the counterfeit version fabricated by terrorists. Anyone interested in Morocco, Islam, Sufi teaching stories, or just some good laughs needs to read this riveting book.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   S. Tak – 2008-01-16

   Upon finishing the book two nights ago, and closing it with satisfaction, I was not quite sure what happened to me. All I knew is that the very next morning, I opened the book again. I am reading it over, because I want to make sure I did NOT MISS A SINGLE WORD!If such a thing is possible, Tahir Shah has written a book even better than his previous ones (all of which are spectacular). ‘In Arabian Nights’ bursts with incidents, observations, and stories that will make you weep or laugh out loud. It is an account of his ongoing adventures in Morocco, complete with jinns, cobblers, “number one fans”, blind storytellers, and much more, all written from the point of view of a very humble yet powerfully perceptive observer.The writer’s style of writing makes one feel the book is alive, reaching out to you. When I was done with this book, I didn’t feel I had read a book at all, but had been connected to something breathing, living, and changing, and drawing me in.This book is more than a book. It is never explicitly stated in so many words, but this book is an invitation. An invitation to what, you ask? That question can be answered only if you read it for yourself.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Christopher Meyer – 2008-02-24

   The late Idries Shah, a masterful storyteller and Tahir Shah’s father, left us a most impressive corpus of literature on the subject of sufism: dozens of collections of teaching stories, commentaries, expositions of sufism, histories, traditional question and answer passages, Nasrudin tales and travel literature. All of this was carefully designed as a comprehensive introduction to sufism.I greatly enjoyed Tahir Shah’s ‘the Caliph’s House’ for it’s fastinating details and delightfully interwoven storylines, but with ‘In Arabian Nights’ there is even more. I can really feel that the torch has been passed from father to son – and most successfully at that.’In Arabian Nights’ is one of those books you will want to keep by your bedside…

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Carol Worthington-Levy – 2008-03-28

   Given me as a gift by someone who traveled to Morocco last year, this became one of our most valued pieces of insight into this unique culture. Morocco is a land with feet in both ancient and modern times. As indicated by the book, the Morocco we encountered showed us genuine and heartfelt care and hospitality, and a value system not unlike that of Judeo-Christian culture. But the greatest treat in this book is the inter-weaving of stories that describe life, lessons and humanity. This book will have a permanent place on our bookshelf and be enjoyed again in the future. Fresh, candid, and funny, too.

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Nancy L. Mehagian – 2008-04-01

   Would you like to be transported on a magic carpet ride through the mysteries and magic of Morocco? Then read In Arabian Nights. I loved Shah’s last book, The Caliph’s House, and was thrilled to discover he has written another. And I wasn’t disappointed. I read it slowly, savoring his exquisite writing like a delicious tajine (Moroccan stew for those who haven’t tasted one).

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   Rated 5 out of 5

   Arlette Croels – 2008-04-11

   This latest of Tahir Shah’s books brings to mind his father’s own works, though clearly from a different and unique person with the gentle wisdom of his father housed in an apparently mad, obsessed adventurer. Surfaces are often misleading, and underneath the funny, interesting, exciting, puzzling, touching surface of this book is a way of seeing and feeling and experiencing that is wonderful.The author’s own growth and development are on display along with fast moving, ever changing imagery and crisp almost unnoticed writing. With him the story is the thing. Read this book and then read his others.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Philip Loomis – 2008-12-07

    I heartily recommend this book to everyone. Not only does it give you an understanding of life in Morroco — different in so many ways from how we live and think in the West — but it also explains how stories work: in a way that is easy to understand, it helps you to experience stories more deeply. Spend some time with this book — you will be glad you did.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Alexandra S/ Oregon / @portlandlpc (Instagram) – 2009-04-14

    First, if you haven’t read The Caliph’s House, do read that first. In Arabian Nights is the sequel and definitely should be read in the right order to fully appreciate his evolution of learning to live in Morocco. That said, In Arabian Nights is in a league all its own. Its the best travelogue I’ve ever read because he travels as many miles inward as he does across the country following an old Berber tradition of aiming to discover the story in his heart. The Moroccans he meets whereever he travels- the blind man who says “I have never had eyesight to hold me back” to the shoe cobbler whom he befriends to many, many more- challenge his way of thinking and being, and his curiosity, immense respect, and awe for the land, the Morrocan people, and their heritage in which he and his family now live is extraordinarily moving. This is also an open love letter to storytelling and a plea to not let this ancientest of ancient arts wither out. There are very few books where I get to the end and I want to go right back to the beginning and read it all over again but this was one of those rare ones.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Salsadancer – 2009-07-02

    Tahir Shah describes the people, places, passions, and stories of Morocco as he lives and travels there. He is on a mission to collect and preserve the stories people tell as well as find his own story. He succeeds at both, and passes them along to us as well. Teaching and learning in that region of the world are accomplished by storytelling, and has been so for millenium. Think Jesus and Mohammed — both great storytellers — used it as a way of teaching.I am looking forward to re-visiting Marrakesh and Casablanca, and to visiting Fez, Tangier and Chefchaoun. I wonder why he omitted Rabat; maybe he covered it in The Caliph’s House. I am looking forward to that one now, too. Shah has a style of writing that I had to adjust and settle into, but when I did, I realized how it truly captured the pace of the Moroccan people and how authentic it felt.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Joseph Colella – 2010-05-23

    Tahir Shah has done it again! The Caliph’s House was one of the best books I have read in a long time, and this follow-up is even better. As a matter of fact, it’s A LOT better! In addition to the travel excitement and fun, this book exposes readers to some of the most wonderful teaching stories in the world. I can’t wait to read Shah’s next book!

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Pierre A. Beauchamp – 2010-05-27

    This is an excellent book, which I devoured in less than a week and will read again and again and again.However, a correction is in order here. One of the past reviewers (who did not like the book) wrote – and I quote: “The book is a journey about a story – every person has a story that is close to his or her heart. Finding that story is the hard part. Mr. Shah does indeed find the story, but guess what? The reader has no idea what it was!” Were we both reading the same book? Reader, do not be put off by such a remark. This book is not about a wild goose chase. Mr Shah does indeed find the story close to his heart and even has physical reactions and symptoms that indicate this story is the right one. Please read the book carefully — it’s there in black and white!I must admit I did find the characters’ names a bit daunting and confusing. Without knowledge of Arabic, it was difficult to tell the characters apart by name only… A future edition of this wonderful book would benefit greatly by the addition of a Character List at the front, designed especially for Western readers, as is often found in Russian novels such as War and Peace or Dr. Zhivago. Publishers, please take note!

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Ita – 2010-11-11

    “A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams” is the subtitle of this extraordinary book. Tahir Shah was brought up to understand that, when his father is dead, it will be his responsibility to keep alive and pass on the teaching with which he has been endowed. He knows it was not his father’s intention that he should simply regurgitate what was written and told to him. What was required was much more subtle and needed his own journey of discovery through a state he calls “Morocco.” He finds energy, wisdom and guidance in dreams, Sufi teaching stories, remembrance of time spent with his father and fragments of their conversations, as well as from the people he meets in everyday life. There are obstacles, like his own ambition, to be overcome; and qualities like a sense of selflessness, to be nurtured, before the baton can be passed on.This is a liberating book, one that promotes creativity at a time when neuroscientists are beginning to realise the limitations of Consciousness. It is enhanced by Michael Greer’s map and the ethereal, but detailed, internal illustrations of Laetitia Bermejo.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Mirza Jonobie – 2010-12-06

    Nearly 20 reviews of this book, so I am not sure if another is needed. However, I just wanted to add my small contribution about this book.I have finished my third re-reading of this book, and on starting on the third read I muttered to myself “Maybe this is a bit over the top!”. But I was wrong. Tahir Shah is a clever writer and storyteller who seems to drag stories out of that place that is beyond words, and allows us the readers to see something of his experiences. I enter into his world and catch the essence of the search for his story, in a culture that is impregnated with stories. He does this with generosity towards the people he is portraying.Not all loose ends are tidily sewn up. Like the life he is portraying the stories are complex, interwoven funny and mixed up. A re-occuring character of some stories. As an Easterner, I am often surprised by portrayals of Muslim / Eastern cultures, the writers often seem to miss some obvious essential truths about the cultures they are exploring. This makes some travel books an disappointment, but Tahir Shah is one of the few writers who does not fall into this trap.Please read and re-read this book, it has much to offer.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Esther Maria Swaty – 2011-04-27

    Once in awhile you come across a book so wonderful that like a hidden treasure, part of you doesn’t want to let anyone know about it and the other wants to tell everyone. This is how In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams by Tahir Shah is for me. After eyeing a beautiful leatherbound version of The Arabian Nights by Richard Francis Burton, I had wandered over to the travel books trying to make up my mind about whether to purchase the massive book of tales. As I stood scanning the travel books, I saw In Arabian Nights out of the corner of my eye. Coincidence? I picked up the book started thumbing through it and grew rather excited. I could tell there was something different about this book, something magical.After purchasing the book, I grabbed a cup of coffee and cozied up. The book has not left my side since I opened it. Even though at times I had to venture out for various reasons, I could feel the stories safely in my bag waiting for my return. For those who like me, until reading this book, have not heard of Tahir Shah, you might be surprised to hear that his previous book The Caliph’s House is one of Time magazine’s Ten Best Books of the Year. I love knowing that there is another book waiting for me.In Arabian Nights, Tahir Shah sets off on a journey to find his story. Through his travels the historical value the East placed on the power of storytelling for imparting wisdom is revealed, also sadly how the culture of storytelling is corroding, in danger of vanishing completely. But there is a glimmer of hope as Tahir finds a few of the faithful, ekking out an existence in little known corners, who remain guardians of the tales which have been passed down for generations. Though Tahir Shah grew up in a household which valued storytelling, as his father was also a writer and storyteller, we see that with each story any veil of familiarity is destroyed and he steps into a greater understanding of the power of stories. His passion is transmitted in the words which seap through the pages of this book, awakening the reader to “a kingdom waiting to be discovered”.”Clear your minds, he would say. Close your eyes. Listen to the sound of my voice… Once upon a time in a kingdom far away… Within a moment it had pulled us in, taken over, and we were lost in its realm. That was it. My father never told us how the stories worked. He didn’t reveal the layers, the nuggets of information, the fragments of truth and fantasy. He didn’t need to – because, given the right conditions, the stories activated, sowing themselves.”Readers who will enjoy: teachers, storytellers, writers, parents, lovers of The Arabian Nights and dreamers.Goodreads rating: 5/5

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    P. Wright – 2012-04-11

    Bought this book in preparation for a trip to Morocco. How wonderful is the experience that I have had while reading this mystical journey. Putting it down, has been nearly impossible. The stories of this culture are woven in and out of Tahir’s travels and daily life. I hated for the book and it’s amazing stories to end. However, it is one of those few books that must be read and reread to be fully appreciated.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Neodoering – 2012-09-18

    Tahir Shah picks up where he left off in “The Caliph’s House,” which chronicled his restoration of a Morroccan manor house, with a search for his personal story. All through this fun book he is told stories by various people, which he in turn relates to us, forming a patchwork quilt of tales, jokes and flash fictions. Shah presents himself as sort of rambling through his life, influenced by the many characters he meets, many of whom want to help him adjust to life in Morocco and come up with the damnedest ways of doing that. There is a doctor who sends him on a journey for salt for a fake wedding, and there’s the fellow who is looking for the mystical dwarves of the Atlas Mountains, and there are the three guardians of his house who welcome a stork that has moved up onto the roof. All these people, and many more, have stories for Mr. Shah as he searches for his own personal story, a quest that he is assured can take a lifetime or longer.IN the end Tahir Shah finds his personal story, and his household is shaken up as one of the guardians loses his wife and another quits his job. Kamal of “The Caliph’s House” comes back for a brief cameo, which is a pity because he was a fascinating character from the first book, and it was a shame to lose him for this book. In this book you meet a lot of new characters and go on a lot of new adventures, and all in all it’s a superb companion piece to “The Caliph’s House.” I love oral literature, and this book is full of short oral tales told to Mr. Shah by all sorts of people, and many of these are lovely little tales that give the book a feel of “The Arabian Nights,” a resource which Mr. Shah talks a lot about. I think “In Arabian Nights” is a funner book than “The Caliph’s House,” because it is more lighthearted and involves a quest for Mr. Shah’s personal story, and quests are always fun. Mr. Shah’s children are a few years older in this book than they were in “The Caliph’s House” and enter the story more often than in that book, which is satisfying. This book allows us to spend time with someone who is good at presenting himself as something of a schlub and offers good stories, a compelling quest, and interesting characters all around. Definitely worth the cover price, and the re-read value should be high.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    possibility – 2013-04-09

    In this book Tahir gets around town and out of it. The descriptions of travels, buying and selling, the market especially, are very convincing. Moroccan friendship is not so different from the ideals, at least, of friendship that somehow I grew up with.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Kim Hoag – 2013-06-21

    In Arabian Nights is a wide-open window into another world, but only because Tahir Shah draws us into himself. He writes with complete honesty, showing in his prose his many questions regarding the acts of life. He is a storyteller, but that does not reflect in his book as a simple story, for the book is much more complicated–and simple–than that. The streams of his story flow merrily only to disappear beneath the sands of some trauma (or jinn); but they bubble up again and again if you wait for them.He is a storyteller in search of the story in his heart. In the process of looking for that story, he sifts through the stories around him as well as the one he is living, and looks at each…weighing it…trying to know it. It is his awareness that he is participating in a story that makes the book so precious.As a storyteller myself, I admire Tahir Shah’s metacognitive frankness, his knowledge of story, and his awareness of the stories pressing against him from both within and without. As someone who has been to Marrakesh, he brought back to me the taste of the tepid water from goatskin bags…and it makes me smile. Like the stories of Joha (Nasrudin), you can read this book on a number of different levels. But if you choose to dive deep, there is much for the soul and the intellect to revel in.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    T.C. – 2013-08-12

    Story telling that belongs to the One Thousand And One Nights. The stone that holds up the arch; a keystone I think it is called. Madness to miss reading it.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    cb – 2013-10-03

    I’m savoring this book very slowly – and it moves at a most relaxed pace. What is the book about? Just life, personalities, little anecdotes and folk tales portraying the sweet demeanor and foibles of the warm people of Morocco and their world, populated by jinns (genies) and the supernatural. I don’t want it to end! The author creates a lovely atmosphere, his hospitality bringing you into his world, a place you won’t want to leave.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Erica Saubermann Alem – 2013-10-23

    I was introduced to Tahir Shah through “The Caliph’s House”, but liked this book even more. Still telling us about his life in Morocco, he now delves deeply into the stories that he comes across throughout his life and that touch him somehow. A more introspective book, it transports you to mysterious and amazing places and gives you lots of food for thought. Mr. Tahir Shah, I am a new but very excited fan of yours! Will look into your other books for sure!

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Mom in NH daughter in Philly – 2013-11-24

    It is one very special journey! After reading another of Tahir’s Moroccan stories, I was compelled to read this and it sustained its magic…

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    focus22 – 2014-02-06

    Tahir Shah is the ultimate storyteller. Everything comes alive in this beautiful and imaginative book. I have traveled to Morocco four times and thought I knew a little about it, but my eyes, heart and mind have been opened anew! On my next trip, just a few weeks away in March, I am sure I will see the land and people differently now!

27. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    Miss Lark – 2014-03-23

    Author Tahir Shah once again catches us in that magical moment where we suspend all disbelief and absorb the delicious details of a good story. Starting with his illegal imprisonment in Pakistan and quickly shifting back to Morocco, his adventures and challenges, discoveries and experiences are shared in vibrant detail. Pen sketches enchant us as we wander through our imagination. Highly recommend this read for all expats preparing to visit or move to Morocco, all readers who love a good story, and all those seeking a little twinkle of delight in their lives.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    journalkeeper – 2014-04-07

    I have just returned from two glorious weeks in Morocco. This book, and Tahir Shah’s previous book, “The Caliph’s House,” gave me wonderful insights to this country and it’s people. Shah’s anecdotes are at once amusing and touching as he paints the picture of his life in Morocco. I would recommend these two books to anyone who has an interest in North Africa, and particularly anyone who is planning to visit Morocco.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Charlotte A. Meiter – 2014-04-30

    I love all of Shah’s books and this one was no exception. All the wonderful stories are such great ones from a good storyteller.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Carol M. Furpahs – 2014-08-06

    I was a successful bookdealer for over 20 years and I cannot escape a Tahir Shah communication. Books. Blog. Interview. I read and I am transformed. An obstinate ecstasy. This with my life, often enough, uncannily vile. The Book in the hand of Tahir Shah is a force of Nature.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    bloodymary – 2014-08-17

    I recommend this book for everyone . It’s the kind of book u need on your bookshelf so that you can keep rereading it I want to read more about Joda and more books by this author now the meatball story stopped me being too frightened in the medinas in Morocco

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    mardi donaldson – 2014-10-13

    Fantastic read, thank you. The book arrived way before time.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    D. F. Clapp – 2014-10-24

    I liked this one even better than the Caliph’s House! This book is an homage to Tahir’s father, and it’s a beautiful homage. I loved the Berber idea of finding the story in your heart and that Tahir Shah actually took that on literally and went to search for his story. The cast of characters he meets along the way are terrific. I badly wished I understood Arabic while I was in Marrakech as I would have loved to join the circles of storytellers in the medina at night. At least I knew what they were doing, only because I read this book. The stories told in this book were also much easier to read than the original Arabian Nights and I appreciated that fact very much.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Mad Kitty Media – 2014-10-26

    I happened across this book at a garage sale, and oh what good fortune! It is an account of Tahir Shaw’s time living in Casablanca. While he’s there, the most magical things happen. I was about 50 pages into the book before I realized that it might not be fiction. His father, the Sufi writer Idries Shaw, instilled in him a love for stories. Woven throughout the book are tales from Arabian Nights, and I realized that I am not the only person to find wisdom in fairy tales.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Rebecca – 2015-02-20

    We are planning a trip to Morocco in two months and this was the perfect book to read before our trip. Tour books can tell you about history and shopping but this book really lets you see the heart of the people of Morocco. The author writes in an easy style which if fun to read.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Omar C. – 2015-05-19

    Continuation of Caliph’s House – great easy read, just to make you feel like you are back in morocco

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Kevan – 2015-06-02

    This is a very entertaining book. The tale of some of Tahir Shah’s adventures in Morocco, where he makes his home, it seems to show that there is still wonder in the world of the early 21st century. And not only that: it hints that, perhaps, this world of wonder is closer to the real world. In the book dreams bleed into reality and stories into stories, like in The Arabians Nights or the author’s own collection Scorpion Soup. It’s also the story of normal people: and it’s a great pleasure to read about them. Shah’s combination of innocence with a can-do attitude is particularly charming. The book is a tonic for slack, tired, or jaded nerves or sensibilities. Highly recommended.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Lamija – 2015-06-17

    Book like a tale for adults

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Sunflower – 2015-12-23

    This book reminded me of my grandmother who used to tell us stories, as well and though she repeated them, they took a new meaning each time she told or retold them.A wonderful book, full of surprises, opening the beautiful world of Morrocco and its people and at the same time giving us the beauty and depth of the Afghan culture, that of hospitality, and honor through the authors description of his father and grandfather. It is a book that is truly beautiful and brings the art of storytelling, its history and importance to the fore. Through this book, one “remembers” yet again, that art, which is worthy of preservation and handing down to the generations ahead of us. Looking forward to more books from Tahir Shah.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    jorge – 2016-01-21

    A great read. Tahir Shah has managed to deal with an ‘old concept’ in such a wonderfully exciting and humorous way that it feels as though he has created the subject!

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Susan Fukumoto – 2016-04-02

    If the “leaders” of the world would sit down and LISTEN to each others stories, what a different world it would be. They all Ned to rad his book

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Pau – 2016-06-15

    Very entertaining and educational! A glimpse into moroccan culture and life.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Scott Dennis – 2016-06-21

    Tahir Shaw has you gripped from page one

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Border Corsair – 2016-07-19

    I’m a new fan of Tahir Shah, this being the third book of his I’ve read. This is my favorite, so far, and I think it will remain so because of the subtlety and depth of the topic: storytelling. I realized reading this that I already know the story in my heart, and it is very similar to his. It is about coming home and finally understanding the place . . . or at least realizing that the place is worth trying to understand in some mysterious and ancient way. It is about seeing without images and hearing without words.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Amazon Customer – 2017-04-22

    fantastic

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    spd – 2017-06-04

    This book was the perfect book to read on my trip to Morocco! Several of my friends on the same trip downloaded it …and enjoyed it along with me. A great read…seems everyday it was where I was or “that just happened”!

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    niki – 2017-07-19

    Great book, bought it before traveling through Morocco. Enjoyed every page, painted an amazing picture of what Morocco is.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    richard lazaro – 2017-08-02

    Have not read it but my wife enjoyed it.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    J – 2017-08-06

    Love love love Tahir Shah’s stories that emerge from his real life experiences. Laced with old Moroccan folk stories, Tahir also shares a portrait of a country and culture in transition. Story telling becoming a lost art, preserved in various corners of neighborhoods and towns as one person after another point Tahir to the next person that can help him find the story in his heart. A terrific book!

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Molly – 2017-10-08

    I really enjoyed this, I thought it was much better and more thoughtful than The Caliph’s House. The author seemed to take Morrocan culture more seriously, and I loved his journey to find his story. I will be rereading this at some point.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Anonoymous – 2017-12-18

    Loved this book especially having just returned from Morocco. A story within stories and would definitely highly recommend it! O

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    traveler – 2018-02-15

    A treasure of stories told by a master storyteller who demonstrates how stories teach and transmit values, knowledge and culture quietly and confidently.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Karen T – 2019-11-02

    The only thing that would have made it better would be to hear it on audible. I loved all the stories

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Mr. William – 2019-11-28

    I enjoyed this book as a sequel to The Caliph’s House. It provided good insight into the culture of Morocco. I read it prior to traveling to Morocco. I plan to read more books by Tahir Shah in the future.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Rebecca Stolpa – 2019-12-18

    I read this book while traveling in Morocco. It made the country come alive for me. Culturally, unique, exotic and fascinating. A very good read.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Heidi – 2020-01-11

    Tahir Shah is one of my very favorite writers. I’ve read six of his books and loved them all, but In Arabian Nights is my favorite. I love the way he tells stories, creating vivid images that bring the reader right into the story with him. He is a master at telling stories that have multiple layers and the ability of saying so much more than simply the words used to tell the story. It is his art of knowing which words to use and how to weave them into his stories to magically unearth philosophical truths that form the roots and become these perceptive and very special, many- layered stories… I can’t begin to describe it. I’d definitely recommend it to anyone who likes reading thought-provoking stories that tie together the universal experience of being human.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    KIDO’s Mom – 2020-08-07

    After reading the Caliph’s house I wanted to read more. I really enjoy the storytelling. I have been to Morocco twice and it was fun to see it through another perspective. I would love to live there. On my next visit I will be sure to find a storyteller.I will enjoy reading this book again.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Jessa – 2021-01-19

    I have thoroughly enjoyed this book and it is my first time reading a work by Tahir Shah, but I’ll be reading many more in the future. This reading is getting me through my sadness from the pandemic and transporting me back to Morocco – one of the most beautiful and magical countries I’ve visited in my life.After talking my families ear off about my time in Morocco, I’m glad to have a more enjoyable way for them to better understand why I can’t shut up about it. I’ve already told them this book is required reading and I’ll be passing it along to each of them.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    C. NINA SINGH – 2021-07-12

    Lov it ,just wanted it for my collection in books🙏🏻

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Ellen Morris – 2021-07-12

    I wish this had been available before my trip to Morocco. Tahir Shah writes beautiful prose and is a consummate storyteller. This book is a gem. Shah meditates on the nature of story telling and its power to transmit culture in ways that bypass ordinary resistance. A wonderful read that I have suggested to many people.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Adriano – 2022-10-06

    This book is a fascinating journey into Morocco’s magic. Full of stories and anecdotes, it makes you live the fascinating sides of this wonderful country. Tahir’s style is taking you so smoothly into an adventures of colors, perfumes and lovable characters.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Bill Black – 2022-12-17

    The author of this book presents himself as a person raised in a world of stories, finding himself in a place of stories but seeking his own story. The reader is taken along as he travels through Morocco seeking stories, storytellers and the places they live and perform. Along the way, this journey provides the frame in which several stories are told and lessons provided. Just when you feel it might be a travelogue, he finds a setting for a story which you happily stop and enjoy. The book has numerous small illustrations to tease the imagination in understanding the stories. There is a glossary and list of recommended readings. It is a book for a journeyer who wishes to understand that there is more to travel than moving along a route. It is a book to remind readers that what we read had origins in spoken words heard, enjoyed and valued. Does he find his story? Well, telling you that now would betray the art the author teaches, and what’s the fun in that? I have already returned to this book and enjoyed parts of it again as I have told friends about it. The book is a sequel to a prior work by the author in the same location. I have not read that book but it did not seem to reduce the feeling of “completeness” of this book.

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    Rated 5 out of 5

    Moises Medina – 2023-08-23

    A splendid story. I grabbed this book to learn about the Moroccan culture, I ended up learning a great deal more! A fantastic story about stories and story-tellers . Now I have a reference about that culture, a vivid description of the places that I will visit, and a guide on how to behave in the land of stories and tales.