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The Caliph's House : A Year in Casablanca by Tahir Shah (Paperback)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780553383102
- Book Title
- Caliph's House : a Year in Casablanca
- Publisher
- Random House Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Travel
- Topic
- Africa / Morocco, Africa / General, Special Interest / Family, Literary
- Item Weight
- 11.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
About this product
Product Information
By turns hilarious and harrowing, this work by an acclaimed English travel writer is the story of his family's move from the gray skies of London to the sun-drenched city of Casablanca, where Islamic tradition and African folklore converge--and nothing is as easy as it seems.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0553383108
ISBN-13
9780553383102
eBay Product ID (ePID)
54374729
Product Key Features
Book Title
Caliph's House : a Year in Casablanca
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Africa / Morocco, Africa / General, Special Interest / Family, Literary
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Tahir Shah's highly readable account of moving his young family to Casablanca is.... an outrageously black comedy [written] with the straightest of poker faces."-- The Washington Post Book Review "A wonderfully entertaining book - Tahir Shah's talent is to make you laugh while you are admiring the insights given by his most original and lively view of life."--Doris Lessing "Reminiscent of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence ."-- Entertainment Weekly From the Hardcover edition., "Tahir Shah's highly readable account of moving his young family to Casablanca is.... an outrageously black comedy Ywritten? with the straightest of poker faces."--"The Washington Post Book Review" "A wonderfully entertaining book - Tahir Shah's talent is to make you laugh while you are admiring the insights given by his most original and lively view of life."--Doris Lessing "Reminiscent of Peter Mayle's "A Year in Provence.""--"Entertainment Weekly" "From the Hardcover edition.", "Tahir Shah's highly readable account of moving his young family to Casablanca is.... an outrageously black comedy [written] with the straightest of poker faces." The Washington Post Book Review "A wonderfully entertaining book - Tahir Shah's talent is to make you laugh while you are admiring the insights given by his most original and lively view of life."Doris Lessing "Reminiscent of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence ." Entertainment Weekly From the Hardcover edition., "Tahir Shah's highly readable account of moving his young family to Casablanca is.... an outrageously black comedy [written] with the straightest of poker faces."--The Washington Post Book Review "A wonderfully entertaining book - Tahir Shah's talent is to make you laugh while you are admiring the insights given by his most original and lively view of life." --Doris Lessing "Reminiscent of Peter Mayle'sA Year in Provence."--Entertainment Weekly From the Hardcover edition., "Tahir Shah's highly readable account of moving his young family to Casablanca is.... an outrageously black comedy [written] with the straightest of poker faces."- The Washington Post Book Review "A wonderfully entertaining book - Tahir Shah's talent is to make you laugh while you are admiring the insights given by his most original and lively view of life."-Doris Lessing "Reminiscent of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence ."- Entertainment Weekly From the Hardcover edition., "Tahir Shah's highly readable account of moving his young family to Casablanca is.... an outrageously black comedy [written] with the straightest of poker faces."-The Washington Post Book Review "A wonderfully entertaining book - Tahir Shah's talent is to make you laugh while you are admiring the insights given by his most original and lively view of life."-Doris Lessing "Reminiscent of Peter Mayle'sA Year in Provence."-Entertainment Weekly From the Hardcover edition., "A wonderfully entertaining book - Tahir Shah's talent is to make you laugh while you are admiring the insights given by his most original and lively view of life." --Doris Lessing "Reminiscent of Peter Mayle's "A Year in Provence."--"Entertainment Weekly, "Tahir Shah's highly readable account of moving his young family to Casablanca is.... an outrageously black comedy [written] with the straightest of poker faces."--The Washington Post Book Review "A wonderfully entertaining book - Tahir Shah's talent is to make you laugh while you are admiring the insights given by his most original and lively view of life." --Doris Lessing "Reminiscent of Peter Mayle's A Year in Provence."--Entertainment Weekly, " Tahir Shah's highly readable account of moving his young family to Casablanca is.... an outrageously black comedy [written] with the straightest of poker faces." -- "The Washington Post Book Review" " A wonderfully entertaining book - Tahir Shah's talent is to make you laugh while you are admiring the insights given by his most original and lively view of life." -- Doris Lessing " Reminiscent of Peter Mayle's "A Year in Provence,"" -- "Entertainment Weekly" "From the Hardcover edition."
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378
Dewey Decimal
964/.38053
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