: Rafik Schami
: Calligrapher's Secret
: Haus Publishing
: 9781906697310
: 1
: CHF 20.00
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: Belletristik
: English
Even as a young man, Hamid Farsi is acclaimed as a master of the art of calligraphy. But as time goes by, he sees that weakness in the Arabic language and its script limit its uses in the modern world. In a secret society, he works out schemes for radical reform, never guessing what risks he is running.