Orientalist and Special Features Include a

and Special Features Include a Box on Religious Festivals Throughout the Year and Information on Where the Religious Peoples of the World Are to Be Found

From Ancient to Modern

Forensic Illustration Has Become Increasingly Important As a Tool in Identifying Both Perpetrators and Victims

James Lasdun's Other Great Gift is His Unfailing Psychological Instinct for the Vertiginous Moments When the Essence of a Life Discloses Itself

Philip Roth's Twenty-Ninth Book

Orientalist and Special Features Include aTom Reiss First Came Across Nussimbaum When He Went to the Ex Ussr to Research Russia's Oil Reserves, and Discovered a Novel Instead. Written on the Eve of the Second World War, "Ali and Nino" is a Captivating Love Story Set in the Glamorous City of Baku, Azerbaijan's Capital. the Novel's Depiction of a Lost Cosmopolitan Society is Enthralling, but Equally Intriguing is the Identity of the Man Who Wrote It. Who Was Kurban Said, Its Supposed Author?