A Sultan in Palermo: A Novel - Brossura

Ali, Tariq

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ISBN 10: 1844671011 ISBN 13: 9781844671014

Casa editrice: Verso Books, 2006

Riassunto

The fourth novel in Tariq Ali’s ‘Islam Quintet’ charts the life and loves of the medieval cartographer Muhammed al-Idrisi. Torn between his close friendship with the sultan and his friends who are leaving the island or plotting a resistance to Norman rule, Idrisi finds temporary solace in the harem; but his conscience is troubled...

A Sultan in Palermo is a mythic novel in which pride, greed, and lust intermingle with resistance and greatness. It echoes a past that can still be heard today.

Praise for the Islam Quintet:

“A richly woven tapestry that even before its completion merits comparison with Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo trilogy.” Kirkus Reviews

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Recensione:

“A marvelously paced and boisterously told novel of intrigue, love, insurrection and manipulation.”—The Guardian

L'autore:

Tariq Ali is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics—including Pirates of the Caribbean, Bush in Babylon, The Clash of Fundamentalisms and The Obama Syndrome—as well as five novels in his Islam Quintet series and scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of the New Left Review and lives in London.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Verso Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1844671011
• ISBN 13: 9781844671014
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 246