Elias Canetti

Winner of the 1981 Nobel Prize for Literature, Elias Canetti uncovers the secret life hidden beneath Marrakesh’s bewildering array of voices, gestures and faces. In a series of sharply etched scenes, he portrays the languages and cultures of the people who fill its bazaars, cafes, and streets. The book presents vivid …

The secret heart of the clock : notes, aphorisms, fragments, 1973-1985 is a 1989 book by Elias Canetti.