{"product_id":"the-book-smuggler-a-novel","title":"The Book Smuggler: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOmaima Al-Khamis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 560 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9781617979989\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA magical story of a Crusade-era bookseller who embarks on a journey through the Islamic world’s great medieval cities, winner of the Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\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":"Hoopoe Fiction","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39500785352739,"sku":"9781617979989","price":34.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/products\/L1000644.jpg?v=1636444038","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.live\/products\/the-book-smuggler-a-novel","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}