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Our Favorite Morocco Books

The Rough Guide to Morocco 2013

Rough Guides looked for an expert to contribute to the The Rough Guide to Morocco 2013 guidebook and they found none other than Journey Beyond Travel's own Thomas Hollowell. With well-researched information and superb advice, this makes the perfect accompaniment for your trip organized by our travel experts!

Allah's Garden: A True Story of a Forgotten War
in the Sahara Desert of Morocco

A former Peace Corps Volunteer's riveting true story of a life torn by a forgotten war deep in the Sahara Desert of Morocco. Allah's Garden focuses on one of the longest-held prisoners of war in world history, taking readers deep into the Sahara sands to unveil its most shrouded secrets.

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"A real page-turner... very psychologically astute. The images stick with the reader well beyond the pages." -- Café du Livre, Morocco

“Hollowell’s powerful narrative…is an excellent account of a humanitarian disaster….” -- James Sater, author of Morocco: Challenges to Tradition and Modernity

The Last Storyteller: Tales from the Heart of Morocco

A new release from Richard Hamilton, The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco will surely please any traveler looking to find remnants of the storytelling soul of Marrakesh.

See our fun and thorough Book Review of The Last Storytellers.

Marrakesh by Design

A best-selling book on decor, we review Marrakesh by Design on our site. You can purchase it on Amazon to be inspired by new ornamentation ideas for your home.

A Year in Marrakesh

We review A Year in Marrakesh on our site, and you can purchase this succinct tale of the Red City on Amazon as well.

Lords of the Atlas

We review Lords of the Atlas and you can purchase this unbelievably true story on Amazon.

Morocco That Was

We review Morocco That Was on our travel guide, and you can purchase this title on Amazon.

Berber Odes: Poetry from the Mountains of Morocco

We review Berber Odes and you can purchase this amazingly well-researched book on Amazon.

Books about Morocco by Foreign Authors
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The Caliph's House
A hilarious account of moving to Casablanca and renovating a traditional house

White Gold
A nonfiction account of Islam's one-million white slaves

Lords of the Atlas
An amazing look at what was Morocco's most powerful ruling family

A Street in Marrakesh
An American woman and her family's journey through the private and public world of Marrakesh

The Shelterning Sky
A classic novel about three Americans in the Sahara Desert

Morocco That Was
A melodramatic and funny look at Morocco from a witty writer.

A House in Fez
A well-written story of renovating a tradtional house in Fez

The Road to Fez
A novel about love, Jewish Morocco, and Fez

Valley of the Casbahs
A three month journey across Morocco's Sahara Desert

Spider's House
A novel of an outsider in a native society set in Fez

Skeletons on the Zahara
An amazing re-telling and story of survival

Voices of Marrakesh
From Nobel Prize writer Elias Canetti, a story of Marrakesh in the 1960s

Travels with a Tangerine
A in-the-footsteps memoir following the world's first great traveler

Hideous Kinky
A hippie mom travels with her kids to Morocco in the '60s, told from a young girl's perspective

A Year in Marrakesh
A classic literary tale of one Englishmen's view of this exotic city

The Fourth Queen
A novel of a harem made a favorite of the queen and the danger therein

Cinnamon City
A story of an artist couple moving to exotic Marrakesh

Zohra's Ladder
A collection of stories and tales about the author's time in Morocco

Books in English by Moroccan Authors
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Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits
A poetic tale of Moroccans attempting to cross into Spain for better lives

Dreams of Trespass
A harem's tale from the 1940s in Fez

Stolen Lives
A memoir of a privileged lady held under house arrest for 20 years

The Year of the Elephant
A Moroccan Woman's Journey Toward Independence

Beyond the Veil
A deep study of sexual inequality in Muslim society

Return to Childhood
A touching political memoir from a revered Moroccan female author

The Sand Child
A novel about a man changing the identity of one of his many girls to a boy to avoid disappointment

The Sacred Night
An acclaimed follow-up to The Sand Child

The Blinding Absence of Light
A novel about a man put in prison in Morocco and tortured for dissidence

The Last Friend
Two friends experience postcolonial unrest and a friendship that takes a turn for the worse

For Bread Alone
An important look at desperation, politics, and life in Morocco

Mother Comes of Age
A heartening look at Maghreb culture with humorous happenings of a kind woman

Inspector Ali
Brahim returns home to Morocco to bring abouthis alter ego, Inspector Ali

A Wedding by the Sea
An award-winning light-hearted novel about family exile, betrayal, mixed with magical realism

Moroccan Cuisine and Cook Books
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Flavors of Morocco
Already a cooking classic offering the best recipes

Scent of Orange Blossoms
A culinary guide of Sephardic cooking in Morocco