Books which may be of interest to Tunis visitors include:
- “Bloody Road to Tunis” by David Rolf is a historical account of the area during World War II. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1853...
- “Lion Mountain” is just one of several books by Mustapha Tlili, an author born in Tunisia.
- “Michelin Escapade Tunis” is a modern day travel guide for the area. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/2061... .
- “Pillar of Sale” is just one of several books by Albert Memmi, an author born in Tunisia who writes extensively about the Jewish people of the area.
- “Rome in Africa” by Susan Raven provides travelers with insight in to the historical era when the Romans took control of first Carthage and then Tunis.
- “Sleepless Nights” by Aly Duaji is a book of short stories which describe life in Tunis at the turn of the twentieth century.
- “The Pillars of the Hercules” by Paul Theroux is one of the more famous books which includes references to the area.
- “Tunis, Kairouan and Carthage” by Graham Petrie is a travel guide for the area. It was written at the beginning of the nineteenth century so it is not for current travel planning but rather for historical understanding of the area. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1900... .
