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<\/p>\n\n\n\nby Lawrence Osborne, 2012, Kindle edition, Hogarth <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I chose this book as something to read about Morocco because I would be traveling there. I didn’t finish it until a few days after returning, and I am glad that it worked out that way. We traveled to Erfoud in the southeast of Morocco on our journey where we visited a fossil shop and purchased a small specimen that we will be using as a serving tray. We also traveled farther into the Sahara Desert later that evening. The novel centers around this area and the fossil diggers but provides a lot more insight than what we were able to see in the short amount of time we were there, particularly into the minds and culture of the Berber natives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The novel centers around what appears to be an accidental death of a young man along a road when an Englishman and his wife are traveling to a party hosted by some wealthy individuals who have built a stupendous enclave in the desert. The story unfolds very slowly as it focuses on the psychological interplay between the characters, especially the profligate foreigners versus the natives. I was tempted to put the book down and not finish it, but the more I read, the more it enticed me. I became more interested due to my recent trip to the region than I would have been otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would recommend this book to anyone who has a strong interest in this area of Morocco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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