{"product_id":"in-arabian-nights","title":"Tahir Shah: In Arabian Nights [2009] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eShortly after the 2005 London bombings, Tahir Shah was thrown into a Pakistani prison on suspicion of spying for Al-Qaeda. What sustained him during his terrifying, weeks-long ordeal were the stories his father told him as a child in Morocco.\u003cbr\u003eInspired by this, on his return to his adopted homeland he embarked on an adventure worthy of the mythical \u003ci\u003eArabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, going in search of the stories and storytellers that have nourished this most alluring of countries for centuries. Wandering through the \u003ci\u003emedinas \u003c\/i\u003eof Fez and Marrakech, criss-crossing the Saharan sands and tasting the hospitality of ordinary Moroccans, he collected a treasury of traditional stories recounted by a vivid and eccentric cast of characters: from master masons who work only at night to Sufi wise men who write for soap operas and Tuareg guides addicted to reality TV. Himself a link in the chain of scholars and teachers who have passed such tales down from father to son, mother to daughter, Shah reveals a world and a way of thinking that most visitors to Morocco barely know exist.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shah, Tahir","offers":[{"title":"Like New","offer_id":49445524013395,"sku":"XE80553818765","price":6.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/shah-tahir-in-arabian-nights-xe80553818765-59049512960339.jpg?v=1726989975","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/in-arabian-nights","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}