Arabia: A Journey Through The Labyrinth

Arabia: A Journey Through The Labyrinth by Jonathan Raban. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780671250584.

ARABIA is the story of Jonathan Rabans magic carpet ride through Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Yemen, Egypt and Jordan. Not only does it reveal the Arabs and their culture, it also introduces us to a series of memorable individuals. Much of the books strength is the authors gift for friendships. He brings us into markets and hotels to glamorous parties and seedy rooms, to a sheikhs fortress and the home of a Bedu family. He opens up the world of the rich and the poor and gives us the feel, the smells, the sounds, the very texture of Arabia. "Beautifully written, poignant, funny, ARABIA is more than travel book, it is a tale of the collision of cultures, observed at an historically crucial time." (Publishers Source)