The Caliph's House

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Praise for Tahir Shah
'Extraordinary . . . oi----
the most surreal - not to say downright incredible - works of travel ever published.' the times on Sorcerer's Apprentice
''k fascinating journey from a very original point of view. michael palin on Beyond the Devil's Teeth ^
'Simple and elegant, subtly self
deprecating and often hilarious - worth its weight in gold.' time magazine on In Search of King Solomon's Mines
'What gives the book a cutting edge, along with the comic-book vivacity of the dialogue, is Shah's brutal candour.'
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House of the Tiger King
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Look into the eyes of a jinn and you stare into the depths of your own soul
When Tahir Shah decided to follow his dream of buying and restoring a vast crumbling ruin of a palace in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, he soon learned that he and his family had bought a great deal more than they'd bargained for. For one thing, Dar Khalifa, or the Caliph's House, came equipped with three guardians... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Praise for Tahir Shah
'Extraordinary . . . oi----
the most surreal - not to say downright incredible - works of travel ever published.' the times on Sorcerer's Apprentice
''k fascinating journey from a very original point of view. michael palin on Beyond the Devil's Teeth ^
'Simple and elegant, subtly self
deprecating and often hilarious - worth its weight in gold.' time magazine on In Search of King Solomon's Mines
'What gives the book a cutting edge, along with the comic-book vivacity of the dialogue, is Shah's brutal candour.'
independent on
House of the Tiger King
i
m
Look into the eyes of a jinn and you stare into the depths of your own soul
When Tahir Shah decided to follow his dream of buying and restoring a vast crumbling ruin of a palace in the Moroccan city of Casablanca, he soon learned that he and his family had bought a great deal more than they'd bargained for. For one thing, Dar Khalifa, or the Caliph's House, came equipped with three guardians inherited from the previous owner. But that wasn't all. In Morocco, an empty house attracts jinns - invisible, often mischievous, sometimes malign spirits - and Dar Khalifa seemed to have attracted more than its fair share . . .
In The Caliph's House, Shah brilliantly and often hilariously tells the story of his family's first year in Casablanca, of their tumultuous time learning Moroccan ways, renovating the house, and exorcizing its jinns. Shah's search for the craftsmen, artisans and array of other people and things needed to put the house in order leads him out into this exotic, mysterious kingdom, to Tangier, Fez, Marrakech, the High Atlas mountains and the Sahara. It also sends him on another journey - in the footsteps of a grandfather he never really knew.
Entertaining and illuminating, Tahir Shah's chronicle takes readers on a lively adventure through the magical, multifaceted country that is Morocco. Vissza