anthony: when tangier was interzone, back in the day, it seemed to some, i m sure, as if ex-pats outnumbered the locals. that was never true. but you certainly could live a life apart, make your own world within the existing one. reinvent yourself and live entirely within a universe of your own creation. far from the grand soco is a 14-acre estate owned by christopher gibbs, a well-known dealer of antiques and long-time ex-pat. today, he s having a garden party. who s coming? jonathan, you know. maggie dean is from scotland.
the grand soco is the great way to the medina where you can find the casbah which means fortress by the way. in the middle of it all the petit soco, what bill burroughs called the last place. reasons for settling in tangier are diverse. but everyone sooner or later comes to cafe tingus. jonathan dawson came to this city over 20 years ago as a journalist and he never left. he lives a life not too distant from burroughs fantasiers take, tea every day served by his manservant. he may not have a gazelle, but a pet rooster will do. and every day he makes the rounds of the cafes, seeing all the old faces, ending up sooner