num_pages: 195
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Book of Strangers: Medieval Arabic Graffiti on the Theme of Nostalgia
titlecomplete: The Book of Strangers: Medieval Arabic Graffiti on the Theme of Nostalgia (Princeton Series on the Middle East)
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Markus Wiener Pub