AWARDS

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WINNER OF THE RUNCIMAN AWARD

SHORTLISTED FOR THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE

FINALIST FOR THE BERNARD LEWIS PRIZE

TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR

BOOKLIST BOOK OF THE YEAR

WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR

REVIEWS

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"Monumental and vividly imagined" (Daily Telegraph)

"Wonderfully entertaining" (Sunday Times)

"Written with vim and vigour" (Times)

"Elegant and poignant" (Times Literary Supplement)

"Lively and engrossing" (Literary Review)

"Outstanding ... fantastic" (Foreword)

"Delightful and invigorating" (Middle East Monitor)

"Detailed and enthralling" (Witness)

"Fascinating ... amazing" (Gleaner)

"Breathtaking" (World Literature Review)

"Spellbinding" (Athens Insider)

"Genius" (Women's Weekly)

"A literary triumph" (Epoch Times)

"A mesmerising journey" (Al Jazeera)

RAVES

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"Alexandria is a fabulous book, in every sense of that word . . . It is a cornucopia of fascinating details, every page revealing a new delight. A work of brilliant and informed scholarship, as well as being a labour of love. It is as if Islam Issa was born to write this book" -- Paul Strathern, author of The Medici

"A fascinating and important book, telling the story of Alexandria from antiquity to modernity with great erudition worn lightly" -- Natalie Haynes, author of Stone Blind

‘Alexandria is the book on this amazing city that I’ve long been waiting for. It’s wonderfully easy to read, solidly researched, and totally engaging" -- Philip Freeman, author of Hannibal: Rome’s Greatest Enemy

 "Brimming with the sights and sounds of the streets of Alexandria, this is at once a moving family memoir, an exciting travel book, and a grand sweep history of one of the most thrilling cities on earth. A real journey, and yet a voyage of the mind to the Capital of Memory" -- Michael Wood, author of In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great

'A multifaceted history of an enthralling city" -- Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones, author of Persians: The Age of the Great Kings

‘A fascinating and much-needed book about this singular city written with vibrancy and skill. Issa’s personal knowledge and passion for Alexandria, past and present, shine through every sentence" -- Violet Moller, author of The Map of Knowledge

"Crackling with good storytelling across more than two millennia, this is a love letter that makes us long for Alexandria" -- Paul Edmondson, author of Shakespeare: Ideas in Profile

"A masterpiece worthy of the Great Library itself!" -- Tristan Hughes, author of The Perdiccas Years

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