Арабский кошмар

The Arabian Nightmare is a fantasy novel. A young Englishman under the guise of a pilgrim arrives in Cairo, where he finds himself embroiled in many sinister and funny, ridiculous and monstrous adventures and intrigues. On a spy mission, he meets with wise dwarfs, robbers, magicians, mamluks and harlots. In a grotesque form, the author contrasts various traditions of thought, and the narrator is allegedly the true author of the Thousand and One Nights...

Critics compare this talented medieval novel to Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose. In this novel, as Eco writes, are the roots of all modern hot problems.

According to publishing director Eric Lane, “Irwin became a cult author thanks to The Arabian Nightmare, which found its way into all encyclopedias, even children's. Moreover, excerpts from the novel are included in Cairo guidebooks.