| Description |
xii, 505 pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Translated from the Arabic. |
| Summary |
"I am Majid al-Hanafi of Najd, I was not an honorable man." So goes this epic tale, written in the vein of the great Arab explorers and travel writers. Scribe and bookseller Mazid al-Hanafi journeys from his remote village in the Arabian Desert dreaming of grand libraries. His passion for books draws him into a secret society of book smugglers and to the great cultural capitals of the period-Baghdad, Jerusalem, Cairo, Kairouan, Granada, and Cordoba. He enters a dangerous new world of ideas and experiences the cultural diversity of the Islamic Golden Age, its various sects, philosophical schools, wars, and ways of life. Omaima Al-Khamis's vivid descriptions of time and place trace a route through ancient cities and cultures and immerse us in a distant era, one brought to life by her magical storytelling and one in which the intellectual debates and struggles that characterized the time continue to rage today"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Smugglers -- Islamic Empire -- Fiction.
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Booksellers and bookselling -- Islamic Empire -- Fiction.
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Scribes -- Islamic Empire -- Fiction.
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Voyages and travels -- Fiction.
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Historical fiction.
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Booksellers and bookselling. (OCoLC)fst00836492
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Historical fiction. (OCoLC)fst00957973
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Scribes. (OCoLC)fst01109393
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Smugglers. (OCoLC)fst01121772
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Voyages and travels. (OCoLC)fst01169308
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Islamic Empire. (OCoLC)fst01244134
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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| Added Author |
Enany, Sarah, translator.
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| Added Title |
Masrá al-gharānīq fī mudun al-ʻaqīq. English
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مسرى الغرانيق في مدن العقيق. English |
| ISBN |
9781617979989 (paperback) |
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1617979988 (paperback) |
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9781649030597 (electronic publication) |
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9781649030603 (adobe electronic book) |
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