Sinai: Landscape and Nature in EgyptÕs Wilderness

A uniquely spectacular visual journey through the wildlife and landscapes of the Sinai peninsula

SinaiÕs allure is legendary. Its spectacular landscapes, thriving flora and fauna, and unique history, the store of centuries, have long held sway in the imagination of millions. The high mountains and wadis of the peninsulaÕs south provide the fertile soil that feeds some of EgyptÕs highest diversity of plants, while foxes, vipers, lizards, and tortoises are just some of the animals that make their home in the north, which is characterized by lagoons and vast dunes of soft sand. Sinai: Landscape and Nature in EgyptÕs Wilderness transports us to the haunting grandeur of this peninsula with 150 breathtaking full-color photographs. Omar AttumÕs discerning eye shows us blood-red mountains, animals in natural repose and habitat, solitary trees and flowers, and fugitive strips of water, conveying stark beauty and enormous vulnerability, an abundance of life yet utter, devastating peace. The photographs are accompanied by an evocative introduction by Attum to SinaiÕs wildlife and landscape.