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Jul 07, 2015 | ISBN 9781781689301 Buy
Oct 17, 2006 | ISBN 9781844671014 Buy
Jul 17, 2005 | ISBN 9781844670253 Buy
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Jul 07, 2015 | ISBN 9781781689301
Oct 17, 2006 | ISBN 9781844671014
Jul 17, 2005 | ISBN 9781844670253
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
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
“A marvelously paced and boisterously told novel of intrigue, love, insurrection and manipulation.”—The Guardian
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