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Look and Move On

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This is a fantastic book, Mrabet is a master story teller. His lines are raw and simple, chisled directly into the paper. At times the style reminded me of Hemmingway. His works have been confused with Paul Bowles own before (a credit to Mrabet's own genious), mainly because of the content with its tales of swift, brutal violence,exotic enviroments, and bizarre imagination. Mrabet,though, is far more influenced by traditional Moroccan folk lore. This book is Mrabet's autobiograghy as told to Bowles. Every fan of Paul or Jane Bowles will want to check it out because it involves his job as servant to the couple. We get to see their relationship through his own eyes. Most of the epiosodes in his life involve robbing ,manipulating, and conning rich american tourists. Theirs also a great deal of Moroccan superstitions, magic, poisons, witchcraft, and plenty of other real life adventures into the under-belly of Moroccan culture. A valuble and fancinating take on a world and way of thinking us westerner's will never get the chance to experience.