{"product_id":"returns-to-marrakesh-retour-a-marrakech-paperback","title":"Returns to Marrakesh \/ Retour À Marrakech - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAbdelwahab Meddeb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClaudia Esposito\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eLaura Reeck\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"On the way to Marrakesh, a superb sunrise, the sun high in the sky.\" With this simple yet luminous opening, Abdelwahab Meddeb invites the reader to wander the vibrant streets and sacred sites of this lively city in the heart of Morocco. \u003ci\u003eReturns to Marrakesh\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Meddeb's return visits to the Red City from 1968 through the 1990s, documenting both his personal journey and the city's transformation across three pivotal decades. Through his distinctive blend of poetic prose and keen observation, Meddeb reveals Marrakesh as a historical crossroads where diverse populations--Jewish and Muslim communities, different social classes, Sufi mystics, and merchants--have created a uniquely multilayered urban space. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCapturing Marrakesh's sounds, scents, and sights, Meddeb's vivid prose portrays a city teeming with life and infused with an intense array of colors. The bilingual edition includes the original French text and its English translation, making accessible the work of one of North Africa's most important voices.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbdelwahab Meddeb\u003c\/b\u003e (1946-2014) was a North African intellectual and author of several fiction and nonfiction works primarily in French. Among many other works, he is author of the novels\u003ci\u003e Talismano\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePhantasia.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eClaudia Esposito\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of French at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. She is author of T\u003ci\u003ehe Narrative Mediterranean: Beyond France and the Maghreb.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Reeck\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent translator and scholar. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eWriterly Identities in Beur Fiction and Beyond \u003c\/i\u003eand coeditor of \u003ci\u003ePost-Migratory Cultures in Postcolonial France.\u003c\/i\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.02 x 6.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53403654095155,"sku":"9780815612124","price":39.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/N0k5qFEtyV9780815612124.webp?v=1779915254","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/returns-to-marrakesh-retour-a-marrakech-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}