“He walked down la galera, the strong smell of tobacco hanging thick in the still air of the rolling floor. All eyes were on him. Elegantly dressed, he stopped to light his cheruto then mounted the stairs to la tribuna. Taking the small book from under his arm – The Count Of Monte Cristo – he opened the third chapter and began to read in stentorian tones in Spanish. He was el lector.”​ « Opus XIV – Royal Tobacco, the newest addition to the reshaped Library Collection pays homage to the thundering figure of el lector – readers throughout Cuban cigar factories in the 19th century who served as embodiments of culture and wisdom. » @amouageofficial #Amouage #LuxuryPerfume #LibraryCollection #OpusXIV #RoyalTobacco #CecileZarokian #perfumer #CecileZarokianParfumeur