misers

"The Book of Misers" is a book in which Abu Uthman Amr ibn Bahr al-Jahiz recorded some examples of miserliness among those he encountered and knew in his own environment, particularly in the city of Merv, the capital of Khorasan. Al-Jahiz portrayed misers realistically, vividly, psychologically, and humorously, documenting their movements, their anxious or reassured glances, their psychological wh...