The Book Smuggler

Banipal Book Club: ‘The Book Smuggler,’ by Omaima al-Khamis (tr. Sarah Enany)

May 25, 2022

Banipal Book Club will be discussing The Book Smuggler by Omaima al-Khamis, translated by Sarah Enany.

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