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Distinguished man of letters, Muhammad Al Qashami, gathers here a critical ssessment of five key lierary works that together form cornerstones of Arabic heritage and culture. His examination of such worl iconic works as ‘1,001 Nights’, or indeed internationally lesser known works such as ‘Kaliala & Dimna’ whose imact are arguably equally great, brings to an international reader a piercing and unique insider’s perspective on regional history and heritage – a work of literary criticism to be treasured by any international reader seeking to penetrate deeper than the superficial news accounts that pepper the global media.

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Muhammad Bin Abd al-Razzaq  Al Qashami is a Saudi writer and historian, from Zulfi in northern Saudi Arabia. From his early career in the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, Al Qashami went on to head the General Presidency for Youth Welfare and also serves as a key figure in the State Appreciation Award for Literature in Saudi Arabia. He has long been at work on an important project to record the oral history of Saudi Arabia,  interviewing senior writers, scientists and experts in the field of education, finance and politics, pulling together the biographies of more than 300 personalities from all over his homeland.

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