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A 10th century Iraqi took to collecting verse graffiti left behind by travellers. The result of his pastime was a little book that conjures up his nostalgic mood in a manner rarely attempted in Arabic literature. This work offers a translation of his work and discusses its cultural context.

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

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    A Paperback by Patricia Crone (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA), Shmuel Moreh (Hebrew University, Israel)

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      Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishing Inc
      Publication Date: 28/02/2000
      ISBN13: 9781558762152, 978-1558762152
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      Book Synopsis
      A 10th century Iraqi took to collecting verse graffiti left behind by travellers. The result of his pastime was a little book that conjures up his nostalgic mood in a manner rarely attempted in Arabic literature. This work offers a translation of his work and discusses its cultural context.

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