{"product_id":"man-from-bashmour","title":"Man from Bashmour","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA TOP 100 LITERARY WORK OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY (THE ARAB WRITERS UNION)\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE SAIF GHOBASH-BANIPAL PRIZE FOR LITERARY TRANSLATION\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA historical novel of social strife in medieval Egypt\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEgypt in the ninth century ad: an Arab, Muslim ruling class governs a country of mostly Coptic-speaking Christians. After an exorbitant land tax imposed by the caliph’s governors sparks a peasant revolt, Budayr is dispatched to the marshlands of the Nile Delta as an escort for a church-appointed emissary whose mission is to persuade the rebels to lay down their arms. But he is soon caught up in a swirl of events and concerns that alter the course of his life irrevocably, setting him on a path he could never have foreseen. The events that befall him and the insights he gains from them bring about a gradual but inexorable personal transformation, through which his eyes are opened to the fundamental commonalities— practical, spiritual, and existential—that bind Muslims and Copts, and he emerges as an emissary of a new sort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHailed as a groundbreaking treatment of otherwise neglected aspects of medieval history,\u003cem\u003e The Man from Bashmour\u003c\/em\u003e is an exploration of the Egyptian character past and present, and offers insights into Egyptian thought on everything from love, philosophy, and religion to life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The American University in Cairo Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54225054761304,"sku":"9789774161094","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9789774161094_22d45211-2dd1-4537-90b2-ab4dae81dd70.jpg?v=1778508030","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/man-from-bashmour","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}