Kachef Al-Asrar (The Revealer Of Secrets)
by Hooda Chawa Qaddumi
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I am the revealer of secrets; in me are marvels
of wisdom and strange and hidden things!
If an ancient device could tell you the future, would you dare to know?
"The Secret Revealer" is a time travel adventure story based on an Islamic art artifact in the British Museum. On a summer school trip to the museum, the teenage boy Omar is intrigued by an intricately designed metallic automata suspended in a glass cabinet in the Islamic Art Department. Peering at its enigmatic Kufic calligraphic inscription, he reads "I am the revealer of secrets; in me are marvels of wisdom and strange and hidden things". Omar is transported back in time to Baghdad to the year 1241 of the Abbasid era. An encounter with astrologer, scientist and creator of the device, the enigmatic Khutlukh, results in an adventurous quest that includes a visit to the Sultan's palace, a secret labyrinthine library of magical manuscripts and a menagerie of exotic animals. The twosome, accompanied by a cheeky monkey, embark on a mission to present the Secret Revealer device to the glamorous Queen of Egypt, Shajar al Durr who is desperate for means to hold on to power of her crumbling court as sinister forces eager to claim the magical "Secret Revealer" are at work.
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1- Her book “Daawa Al-Hayawan Dedda Al-Insan Inda Malek Al-Jan" was shortlisted for the Sheikh Zayed Award 2011.
2- Her book "A Bird's Journey to Jabal Qaf", won the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, Children's Literature Section 2008.
Author Biography
Hooda Shawa Qaddumi is a Palestinian/Kuwaiti writer. Born in the UK to a British mother and a Palestinian father, Hooda grew up in the Middle East and now resides in Kuwait. Recipient of the Sheikh Zayed book Award for children's Literature in 2008, her books include: The Birds' Journey to Mount Qaf, The Animals' vs the Humans at the Court of the King of the Jinn, The Yellow Man, The Secret Revealer, The Elephant's Journey, Apollo on Gaza Beach, The Dragon of Bethlehem, and forthcoming Julnar, the Princess of Zanzibar. Hooda is the founder of Taqa Productions, a performing arts and theatrical company based in Kuwait. Her productions include the Arabic operetta Akhnaton (2012), Ikara (2017) and the shadow theatre play The Gift (2017).
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- Publisher/Imprint Dar Al Saqi / Saqi Kids and Young Adults
- Orginal LanguageArabic
- ISBN/Identifier 9781855169463
- Publication Country or regionLebanon
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 7 USD
- Pages112
- ReadershipTeenage/Young Adult
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleArabic
- EditionFirst
- Copyright Year2012
- Dimensions21x14 cm
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