The Ochre City hosts the first Book Festival

The city of Marrakech has just acquired a Book Festival to reinforce its influence and attractiveness. Initiated by the "Le Kitab bleu" Association, the first edition of this book event, which will honour Moroccan authors of French expression, will take place on 24 and 25 October at Dar Attaqafa in Daoudiate, with the famous French journalist, television host, and writer Patrick Poivre d'Arvor and the Moroccan singer, poet, and novelist Sapho as patrons. Nearly thirty novelists, poets, essayists, and short story writers of different generations are expected at this great cultural event placed under the honorary presidency of Pierre Bergé, writer, patron, and president of the "Jardin Majorelle" Foundation.It involves, among others, Mahi Binebine, Kenza Sefrioui, Leïla Slimani, Abdellah Taïa, Moha Souag, Kaoutar Harchi, Driss Ksikes, Aziz Binebine, Ali Chraïbi, Reda Dalil, Yassine Adnan,…