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Peter Mayne

    Peter Mayne sa narodil v Anglicku, no v dvadsiatich rokoch odišiel do Indie. Po krátkom pôsobení v obchode prijal vládny post v Pakistane počas rozdelenia krajiny, kde sa venoval utečencom a ich rehabilitácii. Po upokojení situácie rezignoval na vládnu službu a usadil sa v Maroku, aby sa mohol naplno venovať písaniu. Jeho literárne dielo je zakorenené v jeho rozsiahlych medzinárodných skúsenostiach.

    Een jaar in Marrakech
    Year in Marrakesh
    • Year in Marrakesh

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      • 7 hodin čítania

      "Having learned to appreciate Muslim life while living in Pakistan, Peter Mayne settled down to live in the back streets of Marrakesh in the 1950s. Rather than watch from the shelter of a hotel terrace, he rented rooms, learned the language, made friends, and became embroiled in conspiratorial picnics, hashish-laced dinners and in the enchantments and misunderstandings of the streets, with its festivals, love affairs, potions and gossip." "By turns used, abused and cherished by his neighbors, Mayne wrote their letters for them and captured the essence of their lives in this affectionate and hilarious account."--BOOK JACKET.

      Year in Marrakesh
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