Richard Hamilton

Former BBC North Africa correspondent Richard Hamilton gives a personal and intimate portrait of the Moroccan city of Tangier.

Hamilton explores the city’s hotels, cafes and alleys, delves into its complex history and highlights some of the characters associated with it. Tangier is a frontier town that was described as a city of madness and delusions by St Francis of Assisi. Throughout history it has attracted artists and writers including Henri Matisse, Paul Bowles and William Burroughs. It had a profound impact on the founder of the Rolling Stones, Brian Jones.

Hamilton has worked for the BBC in Morocco, South Africa and Madagascar. He is co-author of the Time Out Guide to Marrakech and author of House of Stories: A Thousand and One Nights for the Digital Age.

This event is part of the festival’s programme of African literature and culture.

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