VOOZH about

URL: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/morocco

โ‡ฑ Morocco Books


Morocco

Books in this genre are set in or about Morocco.



๐Ÿ‘ Kenneth McConkey
โ€œ Cunninghame Graham, having sold his Highland demense and moved to London in 1900, was a regular visitor to Cromwell Place, and together they plotted their Fez adventure, for which they would enlist the help of Walter Harris, and enable Lavery to revive his Orientalist ambitions. The Sultan's harem, a fantasy that had fired the Wetern male imagination, required exorcism. When the voyeur finally got within plain sight of this forbidden world in the Sultan's palace at Fez, with a large canvas conce Cunninghame Graham, having sold his Highland demense and moved to London in 1900, was a regular visitor to Cromwell Place, and together they plotted their Fez adventure, for which they would enlist the help of Walter Harris, and enable Lavery to revive his Orientalist ambitions. The Sultan's harem, a fantasy that had fired the Wetern male imagination, required exorcism. When the voyeur finally got within plain sight of this forbidden world in the Sultan's palace at Fez, with a large canvas concealed in an adjacent room, he was overwhelmed by its ennui. Fantasy, he was compelled to conclude, was more powerful than fact. ...more โ€
โ€• Kenneth McConkey, Lavery on Location

๐Ÿ‘ Paul Bowles
โ€œ Yes, but perhaps he did have something to do with it.โ€ (In such arguments Stenham often found himself unexpectedly extolling the bourgeois virtues.) โ€œIf he was good himself, and worked hardโ€”โ€ โ€œNever!โ€ cried Amar, his eyes blazing. โ€œYouโ€™re a Nazarene, a Christian. Thatโ€™s why you talk that way. If you were a Moslem and said such things, youโ€™d be killed or struck blind here, this minute. Christians have good hearts, but they donโ€™t know anything. They think they can change what has been written. Th Yes, but perhaps he did have something to do with it.โ€ (In such arguments Stenham often found himself unexpectedly extolling the bourgeois virtues.) โ€œIf he was good himself, and worked hardโ€”โ€ โ€œNever!โ€ cried Amar, his eyes blazing. โ€œYouโ€™re a Nazarene, a Christian. Thatโ€™s why you talk that way. If you were a Moslem and said such things, youโ€™d be killed or struck blind here, this minute. Christians have good hearts, but they donโ€™t know anything. They think they can change what has been written. Theyโ€™re afraid to die because they donโ€™t understand what death is for. And if youโ€™re afraid to die, then you donโ€™t know what life is for. How can you live? ...more โ€
โ€• Paul Bowles, The Spider's House

More quotes...
๐Ÿ‘ Q&A with Laurie R. King
This discussion group ran from September 4 to 11, 2012, to celebrate the publication of Laurie'sโ€ฆmore
[close] This discussion group ran from September 4 to 11, 2012, to celebrate the publication of Laurie's new novel, Garment of Shadows. Feel free to browse the archives or join us over at the LRK Virtual Book Club: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/64419-laurie-r-king-virtual-book-club
610 members, last active 2 years ago
๐Ÿ‘ Initiative La Lecture Pour Tous
Initiative pour encourager la lecture dans la sociรฉtรฉ marocaine. rejoignez-nous.
[close] Initiative pour encourager la lecture dans la sociรฉtรฉ marocaine. rejoignez-nous.
69 members, last active 7 years ago
...May 25, 2014 to June 25, 2014...
[close] ...May 25, 2014 to June 25, 2014...
1 member, last active 12 years ago
๐Ÿ‘ Great African Reads
Here is an overview of the group reads & activities: Regional reads Nominations and Book discussโ€ฆmore
[close] Here is an overview of the group reads & activities: Regional reads Nominations and Book discussions. Buddy Reads Find someone to read along with!. Share/discuss your current reading All current polls Vote for the group reads here Challenges, challenges, challenges! Set up a personal challenge Challenge: 50 Books By African Women That Everyone Should Read African Lit TBR Takedown challenge Bingo Challenge 2025 Authors! If you would like to promote your book, give away copies or otherwise advertise your books please do so in this folder - selfpromotion in other places will be deleted. Photo: Nairobi Skyline by Orientalizing
4,241 members, last active 5 hours ago

Welcome back. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.

๐Ÿ‘ Login animation