Tahir Shah

The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca (2006)

This is how I reviewed this book in The Washington Post:From The Washington Post’s Book World
It’s been 20 years since Peter Mayle wrote his bestseller A Year in Provence, and there’s no sign yet of the “Year In…” franchise flagging. After all, what two-week vacationer could fail to dream of a ye...

Trail of Feathers: In Search of the Birdmen of Peru (2003)

A page turner.The gothic cast of characters set this reader's hair alight.The courage displayed on the journey can only be admired, the rotting boat, the horrendous food stuffs, the climate.This a work of anthropology and at the heart of it a frightening account of how vital knowledge to be found...

In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams (2007)