{"product_id":"the-book-smuggler-9781617979989","title":"The Book Smuggler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e 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 period--Baghdad, Jerusalem, Cairo, Granada, and Cordoba. \u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hoopoe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781617979989\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 560","brand":"Omaima Al-Khamis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39398198411445,"sku":"9781617979989","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ab335c8b-a077-4481-a4d8-60002f2057ff.jpg?v=1615299740","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-book-smuggler-9781617979989","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}