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''Lulu in Marrakech''

Author: Diane Johnson
year of publication: 2009
Number of pages: 320
Edition: Penguin

Summary: Through her novel's protagonist ''Lulu'', who was assigned a mission in Marrakech, Diane Johnson depicts some fascinating aspects of the medieval city. When browsing through the book, I was particularly captivated by the immersive description and the abundance of detail.

''A street in Marrakech''

Author: Elizabeth Warnock Fernea

Year of publication:1988

Edition: Waveland press

Number of pages:379

Summary: this book was written in the early 1970's when  the author and her family lived in Marrakech. Although a far away story , many places are easily recognisable through the author narration and description, and the staged rituals are  akin to those of 40 year ago. The smell of the bread sold on the street is the same as the one that perfumed the city in the dim and distant past.  I think that the  author  did a  perfect portrayal of the life in the old medina and subsequently, I have taken many passages as citations for the blog.