The Storyteller Of Marrakesh by Joydeep Roy-Bhattacharya

This is a stunning literary mystery set in the fabled city square of Marrakesh. Each year, the storyteller, Hassan, gathers listeners to the city square to share their recollections of a young, foreign couple who mysteriously disappeared years earlier. As various witnesses describe their encounters with the couple - their tales overlapping, confirming, and contradicting each other - Hassan hopes to light upon details that will explain what happened to them, and to absolve his own brother, who is in prison for their disappearance. As testimonies circle an elusive truth, the couple takes on an air as enigmatic as their fate. But is this annual storytelling ritual a genuine attempt to uncover the truth, or is it intended instead to weave an ambiguous mythology around a crime? This is an elegant exploration of the nature of reality and our shifting perceptions of truth. This 2012 Alma Books Ltd Paperback is in good condition. Part of title page missing.

ISBN: 9781846881824 SKU: 1574912 Note: Any image shown is from a stock photo and is not the actual book.

SKU: 1574912
Location: Fiction