Islam Makhachev is talking about this book.

Tuareg, a critically acclaimed 1980 adventure novel by Spanish author Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa. It tells the gripping story of Gacel Sayah, a noble Tuareg warrior who wages a one-man war across the Sahara Desert against a modern military regime to uphold his culture’s sacred laws of hospitality.

The Plot: Gacel Sayah, a master of the desert, grants shelter to two political fugitives fleeing a northern military coup. When soldiers violate the ancient laws of hospitality by killing one guest and kidnapping the other, Gacel embarks on a relentless mission of vengeance and rescue.

Themes: The clash between ancient tribal honor codes and the corrupt bureaucracy of modern nation-states.