New Books in African Studies

New Books in African Studies


Richard Hamilton, “The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco”

September 09, 2011

Few places can match the Djemaa el Fna in Marrakech for spectacle. As the shadows lengthen and dusk approaches, the square seethes with snake charmers, charlatans, showmen and chancers, all shrouded in charcoal smoke from dozens of makeshift food stalls.