The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life -- Tom Reiss, Paperback

A thrilling page-turner of epic proportions, Tom Reiss's panoramic bestseller tells the true story of a Jew who transformed himself into a Muslim prince in Nazi Germany. Lev Nussimbaum escaped the Russian Revolution in a camel caravan and, as "Essad Bey," became a celebrated author with the enduring novel Ali and Nino as well as an adventurer, a real-life Indiana Jones with a fatal secret. Reiss pursued Lev's story across ten countries and found himself caught up in encounters as dramatic and surreal-and sometimes as heartbreaking-as his subject's life.

Author: Tom Reiss
Publisher: Random House Trade
Published: 03/14/2006
Pages: 496
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.02h x 5.30w x 1.14d
ISBN: 9780812972764

Review Citation(s):
Time 04/10/2006 pg. 81
New York Times 04/16/2006 pg. 24

About the Author
Tom Reiss has written about politics and culture for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, and elsewhere. He lives with his wife and daughters in New York City.