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A Sultan in Palermo

A Novel

A Novel

A Novel

By Tariq Ali

By Tariq Ali

By Tariq Ali

By Tariq Ali

By Tariq Ali

By Tariq Ali

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Part of The Islam Quintet

Part of The Islam Quintet

Part of The Islam Quintet

Paperback $29.95

Jul 07, 2015 | ISBN 9781781689301

Paperback $16.95

Oct 17, 2006 | ISBN 9781844671014

Hardcover $24.00

Jul 17, 2005 | ISBN 9781844670253

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    About A Sultan in Palermo

    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 meritscomparison with Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo trilogy.” Kirkus Reviews

    About A Sultan in Palermo

    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

    About A Sultan in Palermo

    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 meritscomparison with Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo trilogy.” Kirkus Reviews

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    You Can't Please All
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    Uprising in Pakistan
    See all books by Tariq Ali

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    Winston Churchill
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    Uprising in Pakistan
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    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction | Romance | Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $29.95
    Published by Verso
    Jul 07, 2015 | 256 Pages | 5-1/4 x 7-4/5 | ISBN 9781781689301

    Category: Literary Fiction | Romance | Historical Fiction

    Paperback | $16.95
    Published by Verso
    Oct 17, 2006 | 246 Pages | 5-2/5 x 7-1/2 | ISBN 9781844671014

    Category: Literary Fiction | Romance | Historical Fiction

    Hardcover | $24.00
    Published by Verso
    Jul 17, 2005 | 246 Pages | 6-2/5 x 8-3/10 | ISBN 9781844670253

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

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