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The hero and guiding force of this epic fantasy is an insomniac young man who, unable to sleep, guides the reader through the narrow streets of Cairo-a mysterious city full of deceit and trickery.
He narrates a complex tangle of dreams and imaginings that describe an atmosphere constantly shifting between sumptuously learned experiences, erotic adventure, and dry humor. The result is a thought-provoking puzzle box of sex, philosophy, and theology, reminiscent of Italo Calvino and Umberto Eco.
He narrates a complex tangle of dreams and imaginings that describe an atmosphere constantly shifting between sumptuously learned experiences, erotic adventure, and dry humor. The result is a thought-provoking puzzle box of sex, philosophy, and theology, reminiscent of Italo Calvino and Umberto Eco.
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"Deft and lovely . . . The smooth steely grip of Irwin's story-telling genius is a joy to read."
The Washington Post
"The Arabian Nightmare is a conceit worthy of Borges."
The New York Times
"…combines the genres of travelogue, fable, dream narrative, novel and confessional into one beguiling whole…"
Publishers Weekly