For understanding all the features of the Arabic society and the culture of the Arabic region, this book is priceless and outstanding. It gives comprehensive analysis into the insight of the civilization of the Islamic society in the Near East. The readers would surely feel satisfied with the basic and primary knowledge about the sources of the Islamic civilization and culture.
Thackston is Professor of the Practice in Persian and Other Near Eastern Languages at Harvard University. He has the vast knowledge about the two ancient languages of Arabic and Persian. He is well experienced in teaching these two languages at the university level for more than twenty years. He has written many books on the nature and behaviour of the languages especially the Arabic and Persian language. Many articles are published on the different language in the famous journal of the world. The latest book of the writer is the about the English translation of the Babunama. This book is about the story of the century of the princess and is the source of the Timurid History and Art, Tales from Luristan, Fables and Folk Poetry from the Lur of Bla Gariva.