Babouche Impromptu and Other Moroccan Sketches

Literary Nonfiction. Poetry. Travel with Clara Hsu, San Francisco poet and writer, to Morocco's ancient D'jamaa Elfna Square. See how the local inhabitants open their hearts to a stranger. Discover a masseuse's generosity, a sorcerous story-teller, an obliging old street musician, and the rectitude of a young girl. Visit a fatherless boy who must grow up quickly in order for his family to survive. Find out what Moroccan hospitality really means. Every moment a story unfolds. Beneath the veneer of a different language and culture, we savor the common bond of human connection.