The Arabic version of The Message Deliverer.

The Arabic version of The Message Deliverer was launched at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair on May 23.

Published by Egyptian Hickmet Cultural Group, the Arabic version was translated by renowned sinologist Yahyah Mokhtar and will be distributed in 22 countries.

Shan Xiang, vice-president of Phoenix Publishing and Media Group, believes that the publication of the novel's Arabic version will help spread modern and contemporary Chinese literature in the Arab world.

A renowned Arab literary critic spoke highly of the novel, saying that it is ultimately about a man and all things on earth coexisting harmoniously.

Liu Liangcheng, author of The Message Deliverer, discusses his work with two translators.

He added that he is pleased to read such a fantastically-designed book and he believes that the novel will be a unique read for people in the Arab world.

Translated by Jeremy Tiang, the English version made its debut at the London Book Fair in April and is being sold on mainstream book platforms such as Amazon and Waterstones, the largest chain bookstore in the United Kingdom.

Participants of the launch ceremony.

Set in Pisha and Heile, two warring countries in the west without any official communication, The Message Deliverer centers on the story of Ku, a messenger and famous translator fluent in several languages, and a donkey named Xie, which is said to be a message itself. Ku is asked to deliver the donkey Xie to a hostile country thousands of miles away, and the two thus embark on a journey together. They cross battlefields and deserts, witnessing incredible events in life and death.