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Peter Mayne (1908–1979)

Author of A Year in Marrakesh

9 Works 191 Members 3 Reviews

Works by Peter Mayne

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Birthdate
1908
Date of death
1979
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Places of residence
Marrakesh, Morocco
Athens, Greece
Occupations
travel writer

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Recounting Peter Mayne’s time in Marrakesh in the early 1950’s, this excellent travel book really does feel as if it gives you a glimpse into another place and another time. This is largely because Peter Mayne chooses from monetary necessity to live in the old Arab part of Marrakesh in order to attempt to live as far as possible without money worries, writing a novel (never published) and keeping a journal, which became this enchanting book.

He sets out the reasons for his way of life late in the book when meeting a familiar old acquaintance:
Overcivilised! And you are too! We’ve become caught up in our brilliant little world of progress and prophylaxis and can’t seem to see that the only way to make that tolerable would be to have an intellect and a life of it. But we haven’t got intellects, you and I! So what does that make us. Just sillies with insurance policies against life or death, and instincts bound up in insulating tape! And you are too!
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CarltonC | 2 other reviews | Aug 18, 2020 |
Republished later as A Year in Marrakesh
 
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GladstoneAnthony | 2 other reviews | Feb 8, 2017 |
Not really what I was expecting, but an evocative portrayal of life in Marrakesh nonetheless. Worth a read if you like travel literature and North Africa.
 
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cazfrancis | 2 other reviews | Apr 19, 2012 |

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