<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Emirati poet and novelist Mohammed Al Habsi released his second novel, “Qasr Al Zabaa,” during the Sharjah International Book Fair. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:554/554;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/b74cbad2-2c97-4bc1-a19e-8812df088484.jpeg" ></figure><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Behind the scenes of Mohammed Al-Habsi's work on the novel "Qasr Al-Zabaa"</span></h2><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Al-Habsi continued working on this novel for six years, three of which he spent researching and reading history.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> It took him another three years to write it, to present a literary work that blends history and imagination, and sheds light on the history of the Julfar region and the neighboring Arab regions with their various circumstances and challenges. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:554/554;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/76bbf7ce-2a68-4de3-bd6e-d38a42d659d7.jpeg" ></figure><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Events of the novel, Al-Zabaa Palace</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The novel takes us back to about 1800 years ago in the third century AD, in the Julfar region, old Ras Al Khaimah, and sheds light on the conflicts that took place between the Arab tribes and the Sassanid Empire during that period, based on historical sources in a literary style that allows for creativity.</p><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <span style="color:hsl(187, 48%, 51%);">Information about Mohammed Al Habsi</span></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Mohammed Al Habsi is a writer, poet, media professional and cultural researcher. He has written in the Emirati press and periodicals concerned with culture and heritage.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Winner of the State Encouragement Award within the Emirates Novel Award in 2015 for his novel The Devil’s Hut. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:739/415;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/641d4ea0-7873-4f61-a8cc-7d84051a22cf.jpg" ></figure>