Guidebooks || Maps | Travelogues & Essays | Cookbooks
Photography & Style | Novels

 

Morocco has long held fascination for travellers, travel writers, poets and artists of every stripe. Here are some books that can help you get the most out of your journey.

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Guidebooks:

	Morocco by Barnaby Rogerson Cadogan's Books Cadogan's is the best guide for those interested in the history of Morocco and its cities, towns and regions. It's less comprehensive in terms of listing hotels and restaurants, but is positively brimming with historical anecdotes.
	Lonely Planet Morocco by Matt Fletcher, et. al. Lonely Planet Guides Lonely Planet's guide offers less history, but more detail on very practical matters of getting around. It exhaustively catalogues virtually every option available to you in every place you might ever want to visit.
	Fodor's Morocco Fodor's Guides Fodor's guides understand the needs and interests of higher-end Western travellers, and provide excellent intineraries for those interested in the best shopping, accomodations, and dining Morocco has to offer.

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Maps:
 

Michelin Morocco Map No. 959   Get a sense of the geography of Morocco with Michelin's map of Morocco, the (deservedly) most popular map of Morocco for travelers.

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Travelogues and Essays:

Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert by William Langewiesche Encounters, observations and revelations from a 1,200-mile trans-Saharan trek are poetically reported by William Langewiesche in Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert.

Their Heads are Green and Their Hands are Blue By Paul Bowles   This whole list could almost be devoted to the works of Paul Bowles, a writer who virtually single handedly introduced Morocco to contemporary Western audiences. This engaging collection of travel essays, now out of print (but available in limited quantities in places like eBay and Amazon) voyages through places that are as yet unencumbered by the trappings, luxuries, and corruptions or modern civilization. Bowles is a sympathetic and discerning observer who is especially alert to what is bizarre and what is wise in the places he settles. He is also disturbed and indignant about the corrosive effect of Western culture on non-Christian ways of life.

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Cookbooks:

	The Momo Cookbook by Mourad Mazouz, Momo Mazouz   The Momo Cookbook is much more than a recipe collection. Prose portraits of the land of the Maghreb (Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria) connect its rich history to the development of a distinctive cuisine that has been developed over centuries.
	Cooking at the Kasbah: Recipes from My Moroccan Kitchen by Kitty Morse This book presents recipes from Morocco, pairing color photos by Laurie Smith with dishes such as Barley Bread with Cumin and Tagine of Lamb with Prunes. Notes on Moroccan customs pepper this attractive presentation.
	Couscous and Other Good Foods from Morocco by Paula Wolfert   Redolent of saffron, cumin and cilantro, Moroccan cooking can be as elegant or as down-home hearty as you want it to be. In Couscous and Other Good Food from Morocco, author Paula Wolfert has collected delectable recipes that embody the essence of the cuisine.

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Photography Books and Moroccan Style:

	The Imperial Cities of Morocco by Mohomed Metalsi, et al. The Imperial Cities of Morocco (Rabat, Marrakesh, Meknes, and Fez) are some of the most intruiging, ancient, and beautiful urban spaces ever devised. This book explores these magnificent cities.
	Timeless Places: Morocco by Annette Solyst   The language of Timeless Places: Morocco is poetic, and the photography is breathtaking. It's a great visual introduction to the wonders of Morocco.
	Living in Morocco: Design from Casablanca to Marrakesh by Landt Dennis, Lisl Dennis   This revised edition of Living in Morocco celebrates the indigenous arts of a country at the height of a cultural renaissance. The work is a true celebration of Moroccan style.

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Novels:

	The Spider's House by Paul Bowles Set in 1950s Morocco, this novel examines the attitudes of both Westerners and the Moroccans themselves as French colonial rule disintegrated. It is deservedly considered one of Bowles' masterpieces.
	The Road to Fez by Ruth Knafo Setton   Read the powerful novel that Publisher's Weekly called "evocative and erotically charged ... The lyrical tale captures the pungent stew of sights and smells of north Africa." And Amazon.com says, "If you've never been there, you'll feel like you have after reading Ruth Knafo Setton's 'The Road to Fez'... "

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