This collection explores stories from different eras in Saudi Arabia, each telling a different story: the importance of books and the escape into reading; the night and the hidden tales it reveals; a man obsessed with collecting secret reports about the girls in his neighborhood; a self-proclaimed intellectual who doesn't hesitate to plagiarize others' writings for fame... In addition, there's an eloquent and beautiful essay that evokes the language of the 9th century AH, reminiscent of the historian al-Maqrizi. All this and more is contained within the covers of a small but richly written book.