The Shadow of Government (Hukumat al-zill : riwayah) (Arabic: رواية حكومة الظل) is the #1 bestseller Arabic novel of 2007, written by Saudi novel writer Mundhir al-Qabbani (Arabic: منذر القباني) (also known as Munther Kabbani). The book was praised by many critics for its groundbreaking style in Arabic literature which was dubbed as the true first Arabic intellectual thriller.
The author, Mundhir al-Qabbani has been nicknamed by readers as "the Dan Brown" of the Arab world.
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