Tangier City of the Dream by Iain Finlayson 1992 First Edition

Sodom, by comparison, was a church picnic... No city in the world has quite the exotic allure of Tangier. Since the 17th century, it has been a city of refuge and excitement - a city where sex is cheap, drugs are plentiful, and a place where the outcasts of the world can breathe easily. The golden years of Tangier began after World War I and barely survived World War II. Among those who sought sanctuary or inspiration from the city were Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Ronnie Kray, the unhappy Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton, Tennessee Williams, Joe Orton, Kenneth Halliwell, Cecil Beaton, Ned Rorem, and Truman Capote. It is this "last resort of the living dead, alive but not madly kicking" which Iain Finlayson explores in his witty, enthralling book.

Title: Tangier, City of the Dream
Author: Iain Finlayson
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publication Date: 1992
First edition
First printing
ISBN 0 00 217857 5
Binding: Hardcover, dust cover
Language: English
Illustrated: 22 illustrations including black and white photographs 
Condition: Please see the images
Pages: 372
Measures approximately: 9 3/8 x 6 1/4 (24 x 16 cm.)
Interests: Morocco, Travel, Africa, History, Intellectual life, Manners and customs, Tangier, Intellectual life, Social Sciences 

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