The Orientalist : solving the mystery of a strange and dangerous life / Tom Reiss.

This book traces the life of Lev Nussimbaum, a Jew who transformed himself into a Muslim prince and became a best-selling author in Nazi Germany. Born in 1905 in Baku, at the edge of the czarist empire, Lev escaped the Russian Revolution in a camel caravan. He found refuge in Germany, where, writing...

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Main Author: Reiss, Tom
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, c2005.
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