Letizia Osti is Associate Professor of Arabic Literature and Language at the University of Milan, Italy. She has been published in journals such as the Journal of Abbasid Studies, the Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Literatures is the co-author of Crisis and Continuity at the Abbasid Court (2013).

• AcknowledgementsTransliteration and TranslationIntroduction 1. Life and Afterlife2. In his own Words3. In his own Time4. In his own Books5. Insight and HindsightConclusionNotes BibliographyIndex

[This book] is a tightly argued investigation of a court operative ... Readers who have followed Osti’s previous studies on the Abbasids, the court, and writerly practices will find the book a satisfying read for its integration and focused discussion of crucial topics ranging from (auto)biography to finding aids in books.

Letizia Osti is Associate Professor of Arabic Literature and Language at the University of Milan, Italy. She has been published in journals such as the Journal of Abbasid Studies, the Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Literatures is the co-author of Crisis and Continuity at the Abbasid Court (2013).

• AcknowledgementsTransliteration and TranslationIntroduction 1. Life and Afterlife2. In his own Words3. In his own Time4. In his own Books5. Insight and HindsightConclusionNotes BibliographyIndex

[This book] is a tightly argued investigation of a court operative ... Readers who have followed Osti’s previous studies on the Abbasids, the court, and writerly practices will find the book a satisfying read for its integration and focused discussion of crucial topics ranging from (auto)biography to finding aids in books.

Letizia Osti is Associate Professor of Arabic Literature and Language at the University of Milan, Italy. She has been published in journals such as the Journal of Abbasid Studies, the Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Literatures is the co-author of Crisis and Continuity at the Abbasid Court (2013).

• AcknowledgementsTransliteration and TranslationIntroduction 1. Life and Afterlife2. In his own Words3. In his own Time4. In his own Books5. Insight and HindsightConclusionNotes BibliographyIndex

[This book] is a tightly argued investigation of a court operative ... Readers who have followed Osti’s previous studies on the Abbasids, the court, and writerly practices will find the book a satisfying read for its integration and focused discussion of crucial topics ranging from (auto)biography to finding aids in books.