by Selim Nassib

'A dazzling masterpiece.'-Nigrizia

'A total immersion into the Arab world's magic and charm.'-Avvenimenti

'Om Kalthoum is great. She really is.'-Bob Dylan

The story of the Arab world's greatest and most popular singer, Umm Kulthum, told through the eyes of the poet Ahmad Rami, who wrote her lyrics and loved her in vain all his life. Spanning five decades in the history of modern Egypt, this passionate tale of love and longing provides a key to understanding the soul, the aspirations, and the disappointments of the Arab world.

Selim Nassib is also the author of Un amant en Palestine, about the secret relationship between Lebanese-Palestinian banker Albert Pharaon and Golda Meir. Nassib is well known for his journalism and his work as a foreign correspondent.