(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing (BQFP) will launch The Holy Sail, written by Qatari novelist Abdulaziz Al Mahmoud (pictured), today.
The celebrated journalist and author will explain about his second novel during the launch at Hamad Bin Khalifa University's Student Centre Cinema, Education City. Qatar University's head of the Gulf Studies Center Dr Abdullah Baabood will moderate the book launch in Arabic.
A gripping tale of an often neglected period of history in the Arabian Gulf, The Holy Sail is a historical fiction that guides the reader around the medieval world of Lisbon, Cairo, Jeddah and Istanbul.
Al Mahmoud uses meticulous historical research methods while at the same time brilliantly weaving a tale of love, honour and nobility.
The novelist is former chief editor of Al Sharq and The Peninsula newspapers. He had also worked at Aljazeera web edition.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase during the launch, with a special signing being held at Tribe Bookstore in the Student Centre. BQFP is a member of Qatar for Education, Science and Community Development (QF). By publishing Gulf and Arab authors' literary works it supports QF on its mission of fostering a progressive, engaged society appreciative of its heritage.
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