Al Arabian Novel Factory

When Pratap leaves the stability of family life in Toronto for the unknown of a Middle Eastern city, his official purpose is a research project. His true motive is to find Jasmine, the lost love of his youth. In the City, he discovers the manuscript of a secret novel calledA Spring Without Fragrance that tells the story of the Arab Spring and its failure. But the book is a dangerous one, and anyone who reads it disappears. A literary thriller, a tribute to the power of books in the face of state repression, and a story of indelible love this followup to Benyamins award-winning Jasmine Days is a moving and urgent novel of our times.