Books Morocco

2025 Ultimate Morocco Reading List: 25 Must Read Books & Films

• Insight into Morocco's complex history
• Understanding of local customs and cultural nuances
• Appreciation for the country's diverse landscapes and cities
• Inspiration for your travel itinerary

1. History: Delve into Gavin Maxwell's account of the rise and fall of the House of Glaoui.
2. Contemporary Life: Join Tahir Shah as he navigates moving his family to bustling Casablanca.
3. Classic Literature: Explore Paul Bowles' "Spider's House," which weaves an intricate tale through Fes' ancient medina.

• Moroccan music that captures the soul of the country
• Films that showcase Morocco's stunning landscapes and urban scenes

• Fiction: Immerse yourself in stories set against Morocco's enchanting backdrop
• Non-fiction: Gain factual insights into the country's past and present
• Design & Decor: Discover the beauty of Moroccan aesthetics and architecture

• Morocco That Was – By  Water Harris
• Morocco Since 1830  –  By C.R. Pennell
• Lords of the Atlas: The Rise and Fall of the House of Glaoua  –  By Gavin Maxwell
• The Conquest of Morocco – By Douglass Porch

• Culture & Customs in Morocco – By Raphael Njoku
• In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams – By Tahir Shah
• The Caliph’s House: A Year in Casablanca – By Tahir Shah
• The Spiders House – By Paul Bowles
• The Sheltering Sky – By Paul Bowles (Book & Film)
• Let It Come Down – By Paul Bowles
• The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco –  By Richard Hamilton
• Their Heads are Green & Their Hands are Blue – By Paul Bowles
• Dreams of Trespass: Tales of A Harem –  By Fatima Mernissi
• Berber Odes: Poetry from the Mountains of Morocco – By Michael Peyron
• The Hamadsha: A Studio of Moroccan Ethnopsychiatry
• A House in Fes –  By Susannah Clarke
• For Bread Alone – By Mohammed Choukri 
• In Tangier – By Mohammed Choukri
• The Last Storytellers: Tales from the Heart of Morocco – Richard Hamilton
• The Mountains Look on Marrakech – Hamish Brown
• The Exile – By Abdullah Laroui
• The Game of Forgetting - By Mohammed Berrada
• Hideous Kinki – By Esther Freud
• Leaving Tangier - By Tahar Ben Jelloun
• The Sand Child - By Tahar Ben Jelloun
• The Red City – By Barnaby Rogerson & Stephen Lavington
• Shadows of Marrakech - By Philip Brebner The Lemon, by Mohammed Mrabet
• The Last Friend - By  Tahar Ben Jelloun
• The Simple Past - By Driss Chraibi
• Year of the Elephant - By Leila Abouzeid
• Straight from the Horse’s Mouth - By Meryem Alaoui
• The Travels of Ibn Battuta
• Memories of Absence - By Aomar Boum
• Black Morocco - By Choukri el Hamel
• Rebel Music - By Hischam D. Aidi
• A Long Way From Home - By Claude McKay

• Living in Morocco: (German Edition) – By Barbara Stoeltie
• Moroccan Interiors  – By Lisa Lovatt-Smith
• Living in Morocco from Casablanca to Marrakesh– By Lisl Dennis and Landt Dennis
• New Moroccan Style: The Art of Sensual Living – By Susan Sully
• Moroccan Textile Embroidery – By Isabelle Denamur
• Berber Carpets of Morocco. The Symbols. Origina and Meaning By Bruno Barbatti
• Imazighen: The Vanishing Traditions of Berber Women – By Margaret Courtney-Clarke and Geraldine Brooks

• Andalusian Music from Fes By Abdelkrim Rais
• Andalusian Music from Tangier By Cheik Ahmed Zaitouni
• Jilala: Sufi Trance Music from Morocco By Jilala
• Music of Islam 5: Aissaoua Sufi Ceremony By Music of Islam
• Under the Moroccan Sky  – Various Artists
• B’ismillah – Fes Festival of World Music
• Berber Blues By Cherifa
• The Master Musicians of Jajouka Featuring Bachir Attar
• The Master Musicians of Jajouka – Jajouka Between the Mountains
• Baptism of Solitude – By Paul Bowles and Bill Laswell (Spoken Word)
• Arabic Groove – Putumayo World Music
• Rough Guide to North African Café
• Rough Guide to Arabic Café
• Gift of the Gnaoua – Hassan Hakmoun & Adam Rudolph
• Berber Music from the High Atlas & Anti-Atlas

• Othelle (Orson Welles)
• Flight to Tangier  (Charles Marquis Warren)
• The Man Who Knew Too Much, starring * James Stewart
• Lawrence of Arabia, started Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif
• The Jewel of the Nile, Directed by Lewis Teague, starred Michael Douglas
• Kundun, directed by Martin Scorsese
• Hideous Kinky (Marrakech Express)
• Gladiator, directed by Ridley Scott, starred Russell Crowe
• Rules of Engagement, directed by William Friedkin, starred Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson and Guy Pearce