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A Sultan in Palermo

3.5/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 246

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Verso

Release: October 17, 2006

ISBN: 1844671011

ISBN 13: 9781844671014

A Sultan in Palermo

3.5/5 ( ratings)

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.

Language: English

Pages: 246

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Verso

Release: October 17, 2006

ISBN: 1844671011

ISBN 13: 9781844671014

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