Ancient and Modern Reading List
Accad, Evelyne. Wounding Words: A Woman’s Journal in Tunisia
Brown, Roslind Varghese. Tunisia (Cultures of the World)
Bushnaq, Inea. Arab Folktales
Carver, Norman F. North African Villages: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia
Chaabane, Sadok. Ben Ali on the Road to Pluralism in Tunisia
Cokinos, Christopher. The Fallen Sky.
Darke, Diana. Passport’s Illustrated Travel Guide to Tunisia
Diqs, Isaak. A Bedouin Boyhood
Gabrieli, Francesco. Arab Historians of the Crusades
Golany, Gideon S. Earth-Sheltered Dwellings in Tunisia: Ancient Lessons for Modern Design.
Hinton, Amanda. Blue Guide Tunisia.
Marks, Copeland. The Great Book of Couscous: Classic Cuisines of Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia.
McGuiness, Justin. Footprint Tunisia Handbook.
McLauchlan, Anne. Tunisia Handbook.
Mernissi, Fatima. Dreams of Trespass: Tales of a Harem Girlhood.
Morris, Peter. Rough Guide to Tunisia.
Norton, O. Richard (author) and Dorothy S. Norton (illustrator). Rocks from Space
Perkins, Kenneth J. Historical Dictionary of Tunisia.
Plait, Philip, Ph.D. Death from the Skies
Rogerson, Barnaby. A Traveller’s History of North Africa.
Shakir, Evelyn. Bint Arab
Tlili, Mustapha. Lion Mountain.
Tomkinson, Michael. Essential Tunisia (Essential Travel Guide).
Tomkinson, Michael. Michael Tomkinson’s Tunisia.
Virgil. The Aeneid.
Weiss, Walter M. et.al. The Bazaar: Markets and Merchants of the Islamic World.
Weinstein, Norman C. A Night in Tunisia: Imaginings of Africa in Jazz.
Film
If you think you’ve been to Tunisia already, you have probably been there at the movies. The planet Tatooine, childhood home of Anakin Skywalker, really exists, but not in a galaxy far, far away, and not on a Hollywood backlot. As true Star Wars aficionados know, the mythical planet is in fact southern Tunisia, a prosperous North African nation that has become a favorite for international filmmakers.
The English Patient Anthony Minghella, director
Jesus of Nazareth Franco Zeffirelli, director
Life of Brian Monty Python, director
Pirates Roman Polanski, director
Raiders of the Lost Ark Steven Spielberg, director
Star Wars I, II, III George Lucas, director