Ibn Tufayl, Hayy ibn Yaqdhan [The Improvement of Human Reason, Exhibited in the Life of Hay ebn Yokdhan]

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Dates

  • First circulation or publication c. 1150

Places

  • Spain (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

  • Novel

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