Everyday Life in Medieval Baghdad Author:Abu 'Ali al-Muhassin ibn 'Ali al-Tanukhi, Robert Irwin The Table Talk of a Mesopotamian Judge is a wonderful collection of anecdotes by judge and litterateur al-Tanukhi. He offers an entertaining personal view of the Middle East of the tenth century, revealing the vanities and amusements of life and celebrity in a Baghdad that was then the metropolis of the caliphate. Introduced by leading scholar R... more »obert Irwin, it offers a witty reflection on his world and important insights for the history of storytelling in the Arabic world« less