
The Ornament of the World
2019 · 7.8/10
NewWriting · born 9 April 1953 · Havana, Cuba
María Rosa Menocal was a Cuban-born scholar of medieval culture and history and Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. In 2002 Menocal wrote the book The Ornament of the World: How Muslims, Jews and Christians Created a Culture of Tolerance in Medieval Spain, which has been translated into many languages. Menocal died of melanoma in 2012.
Where to start: The Ornament of the World (2019).