The Arabian Nightmare
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The Arabian Nightmare is a novel by Robert Irwin published in 1983.[1] The Arabian Nightmare was inspired by The Arabian Nights, as well as the novel The Manuscript Found in Saragossa by Jan Potocki.[1]
The Arabian Nightmare is a novel in which Cairo of 1486 is under the rule of the Mamluk Sultanate.[1][2] The protagonist is Balian of Norwich, an Englishman going to a pilgrimage to the view the relics of Saint Catherine in the Sinai Desert, while also working as a spy for the French court. After Balian arrives in Cairo, he falls asleep and begins to have a series of disturbing dreams.[1]