Last Storytellers

Tales from the Heart of Morocco

AvRichard Hamilton

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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After witnessing first-hand the death throes of this rich and captivating tradition, Richard Hamilton has tracked down the last few remaining storytellers of Morocco, recording stories that are replete with the mysteries and beauty of the Maghreb.Marrakech is the heart and lifeblood of Morocco's ancient storytelling tradition. For nearly 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 tradition that has passed seamlessly from generation to generation is teetering on the brink of extinction. The competing distractions of television, movies and the internet have drawn the crowds away from the storytellers and few have the desire to learn the stories and continue their legacy.Moroccan tales have a huge educational, religious and moral impact on their audience, offering timeless values and guidance to all who listen. With their passing we risk losing something of Morocco's national psyche and also part of the world's tangible heritage.Those who have listened to the storytellers at Marrakech first-hand have witnessed something that is no longer part of this world, a treasure as precious as the planet's most endangered species and of immeasurable importance to humanity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-04-18
Mått:138 x 216 x 22 mm
Vikt:283 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:272
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Medarbetare:Barnaby Rogerson
ISBN:9781838600006

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Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik
Antologier inom Skönlitteratur
Afrikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Richard Hamilton has worked for the BBC World Service as a broadcast journalist since 1998, including being a correspondent in Morocco, South Africa and Madagascar. He also reports for BBC TV, radio and online. Whilst living in Morocco, he co-authored the Time Out Guide to Marrakech and has written throughout his career for magazines and newspapers such as Conde Nast Traveller and The Times. He has an MA in African Studies from SOAS.

Recensioner i media

Inspiring . . . brilliantly illustrates an ancient oral tradition in my country. I cannot but commend your untiring, meticulous work. Building on stories gathered directly from some of our most renowned storytellers, you have introduced readers to a time-honoured Moroccan tradition.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword: Circles in the Jemaa el Fna xiiiAuthor’s NoteAcknowledgementsIntroductionThe Red LanternThe King and His Prime MinisterThe Gazelle with the Golden HornsThe Imam and the WagerThe Girl Who Fell in Love with the HermitThe Birth of the SaharaThe Trials of NoureddineThe Sultan and His Vizier’s WifeThe Queen and the King, the Son of AmelkaniNour and the SultanThe Laundryman and the FountainThe Man Who Went Against His Father’s WishesThe Vizier and the ChickenThe Fakir and the FrogThe Two HunchbacksEl-Ghaliya Bent MansourThe Land and the TreasureThe Statue and the RobberThe Tailor, the Princess and the EagleThe Sultan and the ThiefThe Eyes of Ben’AdiThe Shoemaker and the BirdThe Vizier and the BarberSeven Coins and a DonkeyThe Sultan’s Daughter and the LeperThe Nobleman and His Three SonsThe Vengeance of AllahThe Woman and the Black CatAicha RmadaThe Traveller and the Pasha’s DaughterThe Girl from FesOne Hundred and One BeheadingsThe Three FigsSuleiman, the Stork and the City of GoldThe Woman and the DevilThe Bird from the Land of GabourThe Pomegranate and the Talking DrumThe Date GatherersThe Rich Woman and the Sacks of CornPostscript