The Book Smuggler A Novel - Omaima Al-Khamis

Winner Of The Naguib Mahfouz Medal For Literature One Of The 50 Most Important Arabic Novels Of The 21st Century ( The National ) Longlisted For The International Prize For Arabic Fiction This Is An Absolutely Superb Book. The Modern Novel A Magical Story Of A Crusade-era Bookseller Who Embarks On A Journey Through The Islamic Worlds Great Medieval Cities In The Epic Fashion Of The Great Arab Explorers And Travel Writers Of The Middle Ages, Scribe And Bookworm Mazid Al-hanafi Narrates This Journey From His Remote Village In The Arabian Desert. Dreaming Of Grand Libraries, His Passion For The Written Word Draws Him Into A Secret Society Of Book Smugglers And Into The Famed Cultural Capitals Of The Periodbaghdad, Jerusalem, Cairo, Granada, And Cordoba.