The Hakima. A Tragedy in Fez. With an Introduction by Paul Bowles.

Language: Afar

Published by New York: Aperture, 1991

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138 S. Umschlag leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar. - First Photo Book Award (City of Paris/Kodak-Pathe Foundation) - The Hakima is a true story. The photographs and texts create a narrative that winds like a passage into the labyrinth of the ancient Moroccan city of Fez. An unprecedented fusion of diaristic, novelistic and photographic forms, the book descends into the heart of Medina, to the core of a city founded on Islam. akima, a young bride whose virginity is disputed, apparently jumps to her death. But whose sacrifice does her death conceal? William Betsch, who met Hakima by chance, traced and interviewed her closest relatives. If the narrative of his search deep into the Medina, into a voluptuous and terrifying world amidst its shadowy inhabitants, forms a mosaic around a murder, it is also a maze to which the author is bound by sorcery. His eyes merge with Hakima's, her death with his life. Through his introduction, Paul Bowles, a longtime resident of Morocco and the most distinguished writer to have described the country in modern times, provides a sense of the city's decay, mystery, and historical reputation. Not only does the city's fabric disintegrate. The loss of Hakima is emblematic of the loss of Fassi culture itself. Its traditions may pass, replaced by promiscuity, but the Islamic codes which regented Hakima's destiny remain. aa Gewicht in Gramm: 550 Mit zahlr. farb. Abb. Fadengehefteter Originalpappband mit Schutzumschlag.…

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Title
The Hakima. A Tragedy in Fez. With an Introduction by Paul Bowles.
Author
Betsch, William:
Publisher
New York: Aperture
Publication year
1991
Condition
Sehr gut
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Binding
Hardcover
Language
Afar
Item weight
550 grams
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