The Other Exile

A tale of a real-life Robinson Crusoe and his total retreat from human society

An incredible historical adventure about a real life Robinson CrusoeFrom a critically-acclaimed author whose previous biography Saladin was described as ''absorbing'' (FT Weekend) and ''timely and well-written'' (The Irish News).A mediation on solitude: For readers who enjoy historical biographies with a philosophical twist, such as John Aubrey: My Own Life (Vintage).

Autorentext
Abdul Rahman Azzam has a BA and PhD in History from Oxford University. He is the author of Rumi and the Kingdom of Joy (2000) and the bestselling Saladin (published in English in 2007 by Longman), which was selected in Jordan as one of the top one hundred books on Islam.

Klappentext

This is the fascinating tale of a real-life Robinson Crusoe and his complete retreat from human society. Based on brand new research by A.R. Azzam, it is a historical adventure story and a meditation on solitude. It tells the true story of 16th century traveller Fernao Lopes.

Zusammenfassung
A tale of a real-life Robinson Crusoe and his total retreat from human society.