A woman illuminating a tunnel

Author: Faghih (Libya), translated by Li Rongjian and others
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Publishing Date: 2000-08-01
Features: This three-volume novel series was immediately acclaimed by the Arab literary world upon its release in 1991, hailed as the "Contemporary One Thousand and One Nights." The protagonist, Herril Imam, candidly narrates his love, dreams, pursuits, and gains and losses during three pivotal periods of his life. He vividly describes his extraordinary years of study in Edinburgh, UK, his peculiar experiences in Coral City—the dreamlike realm of One Thousand and One Nights—and the bizarre social landscape of the modern Arab metropolis where he lives and works. Whether the story is captivating or not, let the wise reader judge.