There are cities you visit, and there are cities that stay with you. Tangier belongs firmly to the latter. Suspended between Africa and Europe, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, the Moroccan city has long attracted artists, writers, designers and travelers searching for inspiration, reinvention and a certain indefinable sense of freedom. With Tangier Tangerine, Assouline captures that extraordinary spirit in a richly visual volume made for anyone who believes travel can be experienced through art, culture and design.
Released in August 2026 as part of Assouline’s Classics Collection, Tangier Tangerine is more than a traditional coffee-table book. Across 276 pages and more than 150 illustrations, it presents Tangier as both a legendary destination and a living, evolving city. From the energy of the Grand Socco to the elevated calm of the Kasbah, the book moves between recognizable landmarks and more intimate spaces, revealing the contrasts that have defined Tangier for generations.
Tangier’s cultural history gives the story its irresistible depth. The city became a magnet for creative figures who discovered something here that could not easily be found elsewhere. Paul Bowles transformed his encounters with North Africa into literature, while Yves Saint Laurent found inspiration in Morocco’s distinctive light and colors. Rather than simply revisiting these famous associations, Tangier Tangerine connects the city’s mythology with the people shaping its identity today.
At the heart of the volume is Moroccan writer Souleiman Berrada, whose relationship with Tangier gives the book an unusually personal perspective. Berrada has served as secretary of the Foundation for Photography in Tangier since 2022 and published his debut novel, Le Baigneur, in France in 2025. His connections within the city allow the book to move beyond the familiar tourist gaze and enter the homes and worlds of designers, curators and antique dealers whose individual tastes contribute to Tangier’s contemporary character.
Photographs shared by residents further strengthen this feeling of privileged access.
That intimacy is precisely what makes Tangier Tangerine so compelling. This is not simply an invitation to admire Morocco from afar. It offers the sensation of stepping through doors that normally remain closed, discovering private interiors, creative personalities and atmospheric corners of the city that reveal themselves slowly. Tangier emerges not as a static destination preserved by nostalgia, but as a place continually reinvented by the people who call it home.
The physical book reflects the sophistication of its subject. Presented as a substantial linen hardcover measuring approximately 10 by 13 inches, Tangier Tangerine has the scale and presence expected of an Assouline travel volume. Its combination of photography, storytelling and refined production turns it into an object designed to be displayed as much as read.
For interiors inspired by travel, fashion, architecture or Mediterranean style, the book becomes an effortless decorative statement. Placed on a coffee table, console or bookshelf, its vibrant identity introduces warmth and wanderlust into a room while inviting guests to open it and explore. It is equally appealing as a sophisticated gift for travelers, design enthusiasts, collectors and anyone fascinated by Morocco.
There is also a personal connection behind its place in the Assouline universe. Prosper Assouline’s Moroccan roots give the title an additional resonance, making this exploration of Tangier feel especially at home within the publisher’s celebrated collection of destination-focused books.
Above all, Tangier Tangerine celebrates a city that refuses to be reduced to a single image. Tangier is elegant and unconventional, historic and contemporary, cosmopolitan and deeply Moroccan. Its streets have inspired generations of outsiders, yet its most intriguing stories continue to belong to those living behind its doors today.
For readers dreaming of Morocco, collectors searching for a striking addition to their library, or travelers looking beyond the familiar routes, Tangier Tangerine offers an evocative way to experience one of North Africa’s most fascinating cities without leaving home.
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