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The Charm of Morocco

by Sophia Yablonska

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"The Charm of Morocco" is the debut travel novel of the Ukrainian traveler, writer, artist and photographer Sofia Yablonska, first published in Lviv in 1932. The author lived in Morocco for four months, during which she researched and described Arab Africa. The writer's report is deeply personal, her unbiased view of this country is devoid of French influence and established genre traditions of the exotic novel, despite the fact that Sofia had already lived in Paris for several years before going to Morocco. It describes the different strata of Arab society, their relations with each other and with foreigners, the position of women and the Berber tribes free from the European protectorate. The 2018 edition is part of the TEURA art project. Sofia Yablonska", the purpose of which is to return Sofia Yablonska to the cultural discourse and establish her as a relevant character of Ukrainian art. In addition to "The Charm of Morocco", two other travel novels by Sofia - "From the Land of Rye and Opium" and "Far Horizons", as well as a book of her photos taken in the 1930s - will be published as part of the project. Compilers: Andrii Benytskyi, Veronika Khomeniuk Designer: Volodymyr Gavrish The publication was made with the support of the Ukrainian Cultural Faundation

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Foreign rights sold: German language.


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Author Biography

Sofia Yablonska is a Ukrainian traveler, writer and photographer

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  • Publisher RODOVID
  • Publication Date 2018
  • Orginal LanguageUkrainian
  • ISBN/Identifier 9786177482276
  • Publication Country or regionUkraine
  • Pages192
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language TitleЧар Марока
  • Original Language AuthorsЯблонська Софія

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