Book of the Sultan's Seal Strange Incidents from History in the City of Mars
A profoundly original debut from a highly acclaimed Egyptian Writer.
A profoundly original debut from a highly acclaimed Egyptian Writer. Youssef Rakhas extraordinary The Book of the Sultans Seal was published less than two weeks after then Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak stepped down, following mass protests, in February 2011. Its hard to imagine a debut novel of greater urgency or more thrilling innovation.
