''The Government of Shadow'' (''Hukumat al-zill : riwayah'') ( ar, رواية حكومة الظل) is an Arabic novel written by Saudi
novel writer
A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living wage, living writing novels and other fiction, while othe ...
Mundhir al-Qabbani ( ar, منذر القباني) (also known as Munther Kabbani) and published in 2007. The book was praised by many critics for its groundbreaking style in
Arabic literature which was dubbed as the first Arabic intellectual thriller.
The author, Mundhir al-Qabbani has been nicknamed by readers as "the
Dan Brown" of the Arab world.
References
External links
Author website
2007 novels
Saudi Arabian novels
Thriller novels
Arabic-language novels
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