The Corsair
About the book
A novel about the pirate Erhama bin Jaber links maritime adventure with Gulf politics in the early nineteenth century.
Original title: القرصان (Al-Qursan)
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Qatar
Qatari author Abdulaziz Al Mahmoud’s The Corsair revisits the Gulf’s maritime past. The novel connects pirates with British and regional power rivalries. The Holy Sail shifts the same author's focus towards Portuguese maritime expeditions and Gulf history. This is a small route through two historical novels by one writer.
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- The CorsairAbdulaziz Al Mahmoud
- The Holy SailAbdulaziz Al-Mahmoud
- The Girl Who Fell to EarthSophia Al-Maria
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The Holy Sail
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A historical novel intertwines a love story with Portuguese maritime expansion in the Gulf.
The Girl Who Fell to Earth
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A memoir of growing up between the United States and a Qatari family explores belonging.
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