The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life by Tom Reiss

The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life

Tom Reiss

447 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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'Mixing memory with desire, this marvelous and original book once more reminds us of ways through which the imagination becomes a refuge from the uncontrollable cruelties of reality.'Part history, part cultural biography, and part literary mystery...

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Moods

adventurous 83%
informative 66%
reflective 66%
mysterious 33%
sad 33%
tense 16%

Pace

medium 66%
fast 16%
slow 16%

Average rating

3.86

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