When a recluse in old age, the great Egyptian writer started to walk around Cairo in his dreams and found himself here, there, with friends or strangers. In this short, intriguing book, thos... read more
'Augustine of Hippo'... but where is Hippo? One of the central Catholic saints was an Algerian Berber: this account argues for the importance of his origins.
In this remarkable book, JS looks at the history, geology, languages, religions, culture and politics of a region that spans 11 countries and is home to millions; from Ancient Rome to infest... read more
A knock-out book on the photographs of Joan Leigh Fermor - many of Greece and previously unpublished, but many taken elsewhere too - Tunisia, Kurdistan, Turkey, the Caribbean.
Majorelle (1886-1962) was a French painter who travelled widely in Italy and Egypt before settling in Morocco in 1917; he became well-known as an Orientalist painter (with shades of Edward H... read more