The Book of Khalid

Ameen Rihani

• Novel
• Book language: English
• 230 pages

The Book of Khalid is a semi-autobiographical novel presented as a discovered Arabic manuscript. It follows Khalid, a young Arab immigrant, as he encounters the modern West and seeks spiritual meaning between East and West. It is notable as an early Arab-American novel and offers a warm, witty look at exile, faith, and identity.

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Text source: standardebooks.org · The work is in the public domain.