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This fourth novel in Tariq Ali's "Islam Quintet" is set in medieval Palermo, a Muslim city rivaling Baghdad and Cordoba in size and splendor. The year is 1153. The Normans are ruling Siqqiliya, but Arab culture and language dominate the island and the court. Sultan Rujari (King Roger) surrounds himself with Muslim intellectuals, several concubines, and an administration presided over by gifted eunuchs. The bishops, expecting to be at the pinnacle of power, are angered by the decadence of the court. In this captivating novel, Tariq Ali 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, confronted by the common people of Noto and Catania, his conscience is troubled.
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"A marvelously paced and boisterously told novel of intrigue, love, insurrection and manipulation."--The Guardian
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Praise for the Islam Quintet:
"A richly woven tapestry that even before its completion merits comparison with Naguib Mahfouz's Cairo trilogy." Kirkus Reviews
“All human frailty and nobility is here . . . an imaginative tour de force.” Sunday Telegraph on Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree
“Tales of anguish, longing, lust, and love all find their way to The Stone Woman--Ali paints a vivid picture of a fading world.” New York Times Book Review on The Stone Woman
“Grippingly well told, brilliantly paced, remarkably convincing in its historicaldepiction of a fateful relationship, a narrative for our time, hauntedby distant events and characters who are closer to us than we dreamed.” Edward Said on The Book of Saladin
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- PublisherVerso Books
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1844671011
- ISBN 13 9781844671014
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages246
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