A thrilling page-turner of epic proportions, Tom Reisss panoramic bestseller tells the true story of a Jew who transformed himself into a Muslim prince in Nazi Germany. Lev Nussimbaum escaped the Russian Revolution in a camel caravan and, as Essad Bey, became a celebrated author with the enduring novel Ali and Nino as well as an adventurer, a real-life Indiana Jones with a fatal secret. Reiss pursued Levs story across ten countries and found himself caught up in encounters as dramatic and surrealand sometimes as heartbreakingas his subjects life.
The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life
Brand: Random House Trade Paperbacks
$21.05 - $26.31
- UPC:
- 9780812972764
- Maximum Purchase:
- 2 units
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Publication Date:
- 2006-03-14
- Release Date:
- 2006-03-14
- Author:
- Tom Reiss
- Language:
- english
- Edition:
- Reprint