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The Spider’s House
by Paul Bowles
Foreign observers and Moroccan characters collide in Fez during political unrest.
- 1955
The story, briefly
Spoiler-freeSet in Fez during political unrest, the novel brings together Moroccan characters and outsiders whose ideas about the country collide with events.
Why we recommend it
Bowles goes deeper into Morocco
The novel broadens his attention to cultural distance, political change, and the limits of an outsider’s understanding.
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- Paperback
- 9780061137037
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