{"product_id":"9781617979989","title":"The Book Smuggler : A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eWINNER OF THE NAGUIB MAHFOUZ MEDAL FOR LITERATURE\n\u003cbr\u003eONE OF THE 50 MOST IMPORTANT ARABIC NOVELS OF THE 21ST CENTURY (THE NATIONAL)\n\u003cbr\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is an absolutely superb book.\"—The Modern Novel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA magical story of a Crusade-era bookseller who embarks on a journey through the Islamic world's great medieval cities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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 period—Baghdad, Jerusalem, Cairo, Granada, and Cordoba.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHe discovers a dangerous new world of ideas and experiences the cultural diversity of the Islamic Golden Age, its sects, philosophical schools, wars, and ways of life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOmaima Al-Khamis's magical storytelling and her vivid descriptions of time and place trace a route through ancient cities and cultures and immerse us in a distant era, uncovering the intellectual debates and struggles which continue to rage today.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"American University in Cairo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52898038612277,"sku":"EB_LI0510_A04-01_DUBAI","price":81.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0971\/7773\/1381\/files\/9781617979989-1_3ed3c418-bf51-49c5-ab98-f497c4e18880.jpg?v=1791083728","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.ae\/ar\/products\/9781617979989","provider":"Books Kinokuniya UAE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}