In Morocco

In Morocco is Edith Wharton's vivid travel account of a country poised between ancient splendor and modern intrusion. Written after a hurried wartime journey, it captures the thrill of entering a land still difficult to reach, where Fez, Rabat, Salé, Marrakech, Moulay Idriss, and other historic places remain charged with mystery, beauty, and danger. Wharton presents Morocco as both a personal adventure and a rare record of a world she feared mass tourism would soon alter beyond recognition. Moving from Tangier into the interior, she contrasts cosmopolitan ports with arid caravan roads, nomad camps, ruined shrines, and desert silence. Her journey through Rabat and Salé reveals Atlantic cities shaped by pirate history, colonial change, and the haunting elegance of the Kasbah of the Oudayas and the Medersa. She also reflects on French preservation policies and the fragile survival of Moroccan art and architecture. In Marrakech, the Bahia Palace and the Grand Vizier's Favourite's apartment embody the book's central fascination: a civilization of exquisite design, hidden life, and lingering enchantment. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.

Edith Wharton est née à New York en 1862. Elle est l'auteur de nombreux livres, comme Sur les rives de l'Hudson, Les dieux arrivent ou La récompense d'une mère. Venue s'installer en France, elle rédige son autobiographie, Les chemins parcourus, et meurt en 1937. Avec Le temps de l'innocence, elle est la première femme à obtenir le prix Pulitzer. Le roman a été adapté au cinéma par Martin Scorsese.