The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco
Hamilton, Richard
(Paperback)

List Price: $18.00 Our Price: $7.45

Marrakech is the heart and lifeblood of Morocco's ancient storytelling tradition. For almost 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 heritage that has passed seamlessly from generation to generation is teetering on the brink of extinction. Richard Hamilton has witnessed at firsthand the death throes of this rich and captivating tradition and has tracked remaining storytellers, recording stories that are replete with the mysteries and beauty of the Maghreb.