The story takes place during the height of the Islamic Golden Age, and Kerbouchard walks and discusses a number of subjects with some of the great minds of that time.

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For example, the rise of coffee in the Islamic world in the early Middle Ages is what led to the rise of coffeehouse culture in those countries, which fueled the intellectual ferment that led to the Islamic golden age.

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