In "The Disoriented," Amin Maalouf states, "I draw inspiration from my youth with great liberty. I lived that period with friends who believed in a better world. Although there is no resemblance between the heroes of this novel and real people, they are not entirely a figment of the imagination. I have drawn from the wellspring of my dreams, my fantasies, and my regrets as much as I have from my memories."

The protagonists of this novel were inseparable in their youth before they scattered, feuded, and were separated by time. They are brought back together for the funeral of one of their own. Some refused to leave their homeland, while others emigrated to the United States, Brazil, or France, taking paths that led them in vastly different directions. What now connects the liberated hotel owner, the wealthy contractor, and the monk who withdrew from the world to meditate? A few shared memories and an incurable nostalgia for a bygone era.

• Author: Amin Maalouf
• Translator: Nahla Baydoun
• Publisher: Dar Al-Farabi-Beirut
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Number of Pages: 555
• Number of Parts: 1
• Binding Type: Paperback
• Paper Type: Recycled
• Printing: Monochrome
• ISBN: 9789953719191