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Storyteller Of Marrakesh (2012)

by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya(Favorite Author)

3.14 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

184688182X (ISBN13: 9781846881824)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Alma Publishing Company

review 1: In the Jemma in Marrakech, Hassan weaves a deeply personal tale about the disappearance of two young lovers; a disappearance for which his headstrong brother is in prison. The tale weaves the textures of the inky night with rhythmic drumming and the hot sand off the Sahara. Loss, both that of the family in Mustafa's non-conformity and the heartbreak of lost love colour and inform the mysticism and dreams that foreshadow the inescapable fate of a doom long past. Is truth in facts or in the human condition; and can we come to know this truth better through stories? Or in our guilt, do our memories colour and romanticise so much so that what we try to hold on to was never truly there?The story is florid, but the short snippets of chapters keep it flowing. The reader is drawn ... morein and the colourful descriptions are forgiven as part of the style. The author nods to our frustrations with this more sensual art; one theme of the book is the clash between Western and traditional culture. The story is a dream; fleeting, incoherent and illusory. And, as with all dreams, you are left uneasy and bereft, with only the answers you yourself choose to grasp.
review 2: Not sure how to describe this one....it feels like I want to and I should like it more than I did. Some of the writing is genuinely beautiful and surrounds you with the sights, sounds and smells of Morocco and immerses you in the culture and traditions of the region. Where the author focuses on the relationships between the main protagonist and his various family members, the story is gripping and immersive, finding its true purpose. However, those tales are incidental and I found myself not caring about the foreign couple and their fate which was after all the primary thread. The ending left me feeling ultimately dissatisfied and what could have been a great book is just an ok one. less

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