ARGONAUT BOOKS

Hamid Ismailov's new novel spans centuries and half the globe. It tells the story of Sheikhov, an Uzbek writer in exile, not unlike the author himself. Guided by a dream, he sets out to find the renowned polymath Avicenna, convinced that the medieval 'sheikh of all knowledge' did not die in the 11th century AD, but has in fact been condemned to roam the world, just like him. Sheikhov's search for Avicenna, and his attempts to earn a living and a little respect outside his native land, send him through Western Europe and the United States. Everywhere he goes, he finds traces of Avicenna, and wi...Read More