The Light of Al-Andalus

"Al-Rihani''s journey to Al-Andalus was unlike any of his other travels; for Andalusia bestowed upon his narrative its beauty, splendor, and enchantment.The light that Al-Andalus cast upon the author''s imagination, and which he in turn cast upon the pages of his book, flows to the reader—so much so that one feels as though reading the masterpieces of the earliest Andalusian poets. Wherever Al-Rih...