"Memoirs of Roustam, Napoleon's Mamluk" is a novel about Roustam, the Mamluk who became Napoleon Bonaparte's personal bodyguard. The memoirs narrate Roustam's journey from his kidnapping as a Georgian boy of Armenian descent, then being sold into slavery, to reaching Napoleon's palace and attracting his attention. The book reveals an aspect of Napoleon's life that is not often highlighted in history, particularly from an Eastern perspective.