Author Tom Reiss


Tom Reiss

Tom Reiss's The Orientalist is part history, part cultural biography, and part literary mystery -- tracing the life of Lev Nussimbaum, a Jew who transformed himself into a Muslim prince and became a bestselling author in Nazi Germany. Selected as one of the top ten nonfiction books to read in 2005 by U.S. News & World Report, Reiss's latest work is garnering him praise from fellow authors Azar Nafisi, Paul Theroux, and more.