THE ARABIAN NIGHTMARE

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 city mysterious and full of deceit and trickery. He narrates a complex tangle of dreams and imaginings that des cribe an atmosphere which is constantly shifting between sumptuously learned orientalism, erotic adventure, and dry humor. The resul t is a thought-provoking Chinese puzzle box of sex, philosophy, and theology.Reminiscent of Jorge Luis Borges, Italo Calvino, and Um berto Ec...[Llegir més]