Journey into Barbary

Through the eyes of a creative genius, Journey into Barbary is both an inimitable portrait of Morocco and one of the first truly modern accounts of a country that had for so long remained an enigma to generations of travellers.In the spring and summer of 1931, Wyndham Lewis travelled to the westernmost part of the Berber heartland in Morocco, known traditionally as 'Barbary'.Wanting to avoid what he called 'the Baedekered blight' of Anglo-American tourism, he set out for the majestic High Atlas mountains with pens and watercolours to record, in words and images, the rich traditional culture and changing face of the wild, isolated Berber tribes who carved a harsh life out of Morocco's remotest regions.The result is a blend of two arts, the literary skill of a detached and humorous observer, mixed with the drawings of one of the 20th century's most exciting and original artists.

Editor's ForewordEditor's IntroductionFilibusters in Barbary (Record of a Visit to the Sous)MapEditor's NotePart One: London to CasaAuthor's ForewordI A Conventional FarewellII Marseilles Goes JapaneseIII High TableIV A Child of Don QuixoteV OranVI By Whom is French North African Inhabited?VII Arab, Turk, Berber, Black, and JewVIII Islamic SensationsIX TlemcenX Important InteriorsXI The RiffXII CasaPart Two: Rio de OroI MarrakechII Film-filibustersIII Faking a SheikIV AgadirV The Filibuster of Tooting BecVI The Brothel of AgadirVII Marshal Lyautey as the Creator of "The Great Lords of the Atlas"VIII The Clubman Filibuster of the 'NinetiesIX The Bled HotelX Into the Territory of the IkounkaXI Beau Geste of the GoumsXII Visit to a Sheik of the Anti-atlasXIII The Agadir at AssadsXIV The SousXV The "Blue Men" of the Rio De OroXVI The Sand-wind of the Coast of AtlantisXVIII Arms-smugglers as Veiled Men of the SouthKasbahs and SouksEditor's NoteWhat are the Berbers?"The Berger Bug"The Policemen of the DesertBerbers and ArabsThe Berber as "European"Kasbah-ArtThe Kasbahs of the AtlasKasbahs and Souks - A Fortress MentalityPostscript: Poor Brave Little BarbaryBibliographyNotes on Illustrations