Ghazi Abdul Rahman Al Gosaibi bol vplyvnou postavou saudskoarabského verejného života, pôsobil ako politik, diplomat a technokrat. Okrem svojej politickej kariéry bol aj plodným spisovateľom a básnikom, ktorého literárne dielo čerpá z hlbokých znalostí saudskej kultúry a spoločnosti. Al Gosaibi bol známy ako intelektuál a vizionár, ktorý sa zasadzoval o modernizáciu a reformy. Jeho písanie často skúmalo témy identity, tradície a pokroku v dynamickom prostredí Arabského zálivu.
A collection of seven short essays, which provides a brief overview of selected Hadiths (traditions of the Prophet Muhammad used as sources for religious law). The topics covered are political integrity, the role of women in society and the military, civil rights, privacy, cruelty to animals, family planning, and torture.
Through a sequence of dreams, flashbacks and conversations, Yacoub Iryan, a dying novelist, reflects upon his life, his achievements, and his passionate yet fleeting love affair with a married woman. His conversations with those around him reveal a man obsessed with a memory that is fading.