Complex sentence: Although little is known about his life and work, this is the only book that has transcended so far, and it has prompted great curiosity and admiration between art lovers and historians, while causing anger and suspicion in the religious extremist followers of Islam.
Split into simpler sentences: Although little is known about his life and work, this is the only book that survives. It prompted great curiosity and admiration between art lovers and historians, while causing anger and suspicion in the religious extremist followers of Islam.