ORIENTALIST, THE

作者：  Tom Reiss　著

出版社：Random House US 2006-3-1

简介：　　A thrilling page-turner of epic proportions, Tom Reiss’spanoramic bestseller tells the true story of a Jew who transformedhimself into a Muslim prince in Nazi Germany. Lev Nussimbaumescaped the Russian Revolution in a camel caravan and, as “EssadBey,” became a celebrated author with the enduring novel Ali andNino as well as an adventurer, a real-life Indiana Jones with afatal secret. Reiss pursued Lev’s story across ten countries andfound himself caught up in encounters as dramatic and surreal–andsometimes as heartbreaking–as his subject’s life.