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2016 selection · Nonfiction
The Ultimate Ambition In The Arts Of Erudition: A Compendium Of Knowledge From The Classical Islamic World
The Ultimate Ambition In The Arts Of Erudition: A Compendium Of Knowledge From The Classical Islamic World by Shihab al-Din al-Nuwayri, translated by Elias Muhanna appears in NPR’s 2016 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, eye-opening reads, for history lovers, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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