Tiger Claws - Brossura

Speed, John

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0312384599 ISBN 13: 9780312384593

Casa editrice: Griffin, 2008

Riassunto

A follow-up to The Temple Dancer finds Maya of seventeenth-century India finding her fate intertwining with that of the highwayman Shivaji and helping a band of ragtag rebels, while the secret Eunuch Brotherhood plots to overthrow the dissolute Mogul Emperor. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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L'autore:

John Speed began studying Indian history, art and religion while still in high school. For more than 30 years his explorations have deepened, as he became absorbed in tales of the fall of the Mogul Empire and of the rise of the rebel prince Shivaji. In his many visits to India, he has stood on crumbling battlements, crawled through lightless caves, bathed in sacred rivers, wandered through forgotten gardens, prayed at old mosques and ancient temples, joined in night-long kirtans and qwalis, cheered on ecstatic temple dancers, and laid his head at the feet of hundreds of saints both living and dead, Hindus and Muslims alike. Speed is a freelance political consultant and journalist who co-founded a successful online newspaper. He now lives with his dogs in a very small house overlooking Swami's Beach in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California. Tiger Claws is his second novel, following The Temple Dancer.

Product Description:

India, 1658. History blazes in the pages of "Tiger Claws" as passion and desire ignite India's Muslim-Hindu conflict. The adventure that began with "The Temple Dancer" now continues as Maya, the temple dancer, traveling by caravan to her new owner, is kidnapped by the bandit prince Shivaji, and their destinies unite. Meanwhile, in the jeweled palace of Agra, Aurangzeb---a fanatic warrior-prince with an insatiable lust for power---conspires with the Eunuch Brotherhood to overthrow his own father, the dissolute Mogul Emperor.Shivaji reforges Maya's broken sword, sparking a rebellion that will rage across India and shatter the Mogul Empire. To this day, the names Shivaji and Aurangzeb inspire fierce love and fiercer hatred. Only the vast canvas of an epic novel can truly embody them. In "Tiger Claws," a master storyteller breathes new life into their history---a conflict that shaped the face of India, and our world today.With thrilling, sensual prose, John Speed weaves a rich tapestry of intertwining stories---of commoner and king, of women and the men they love, of Hindu priest and Muslim sheik, of eunuch, "farang," and "devadasi"; a world of violence, passion, and heartbreak; of unexpected wonder and enduring love.

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• Editore: Griffin
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312384599
• ISBN 13: 9780312384593
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 436