Translated to Arabic, «Tenda Dos Milagres» (Tent Of Miracles), first published in 1968, by Brazilian novelist Jorge Amado (1912-2001).
«The novel chronicles the chaos that results when a prominent Columbia University professor arrives in Brazil, with nothing but praise on his lips for a long-forgotten local Bahian writer and self-taught social scientist named Pedro Archanjo. The year is 1968, which Levinson announces is the centennial of Archanjo's birth, setting off a media stampede to figure out who Archanjo was so that they can profit from a celebration of his life.» (Wiki)