Examines the life of Kurban Said, detailing his birth into a wealthy Jewish family, his flight from the Russian Revolution, his transformation into a Muslim prince, and his success as a best-selling author in Nazi Germany.
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A thrilling page-turner of epic proportions, Tom Reiss&;s panoramic bestseller tells the true story of a Jew who transformed himself into a Muslim prince in Nazi Germany. Lev Nussimbaum escaped the Russian Revolution in a camel caravan and, as &;Essad Bey,&; became a celebrated author with the enduring novel Ali and Nino as well as an adventurer, a real-life Indiana Jones with a fatal secret. Reiss pursued Lev&;s story across ten countries and found himself caught up in encounters as dramatic and surreal&;and sometimes as heartbreaking&;as his subject&;s life.
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