Ibn Battuta: the Journey of a Medieval Muslim - A Kube Concise Life

About the author

Edoardo Albert: Edoardo Albert is a writer based in London, of Italian and Sri Lankan extraction, who was born and raised in the city. He holds a BSc in psychology from University College London and an MA in the psychology of religion from the University of London. His work ranges across history, archaeology, religion, and both historical and speculative fiction, and he has contributed features to the Sunday Times, History Today, Country Walking, and other publications. He is especially known for popular history of the early medieval and Anglo-Saxon period, collaborating with archaeologists on titles such as "Warrior" and "The Perfect Sword." For MeccaBooks readers, Albert is best known as the author of Kube Publishing's "Concise Life" series, short, well-illustrated introductions to figures of Muslim history written for a broad audience. These include "Imam Al-Ghazali: A Concise Life," the first volume in the series, "Ibn Sina: A Concise Life" (2013), and "Ibn Battuta: The Journey of a Medieval Muslim." He also wrote "Call to Prayer: The Story of Bilal," recounting the life of Bilal ibn Rabah, the Prophet's muezzin. Across these books Albert aims to make the lives and legacies of major Muslim scholars, scientists, travelers, and Companions accessible to readers new to Islamic history, combining narrative biography with maps, photographs, and illustration.