The Book of Strangers: Mediaeval Arabic Graffiti on the Theme of Nostalgia by

The Book of Strangers: Mediaeval Arabic Graffiti on the Theme of Nostalgia

Princeton the Middle East

with Patricia Crone (Translator), Shmuel Moreh (Translator)

204 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction classics history literary reflective medium-paced
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A tenth-century Iraqi longing for the happy days of the past took to collecting verse graffiti left behind by travelers and others who did not feel at home where they were in order to console himself. Some of the graffiti he had come across himsel...

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