Can be generally described as a twisted cross between 1001 Nights & Mad Max, with Biblical, Quranic, & folk tales thrown in, & all illuminated with Arabic calligraphy & artistic motifs. The Arabic quotes are often translated in endnotes. Not sure how a white guy came to be making this story (& how well does he know Arabic?), but I liked it. The art is amazing. The setting and story are very bleak, which seems fitting today. There's a lot of sex, but it's mostly gross & horrifying (in my opinion). That said, I want to re-read this sometime.