Summary
Accused of mocking the inviolate codes of Islam, the Persian poet and sage Omar Khayyam fortuitously finds sympathy with the very man who is to judge his alleged crimes. Recognising genius, the judge decides to spare him and gives him instead a small, blank book, encouraging him to confine his thoughts to it alone.
Thus begins the seamless blend of fact and fiction that is Samarkand. Vividly re-creating the history of the manuscript of the Rubaiyaat of Omar Khayyam, Amin Maalouf spans…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349106168 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349106169 |
| Author: | Amin Maalouf |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 19 October 1994 |
| Weight: | 257g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 24mm |
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Maalouf’s descriptions of the courts, the bazaar, the lives of mystics, kings and lovers are woven into an evocative and languid prose…and extraordinary book - INDEPENDENT
An example of the best type of historical fiction - TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTMaalouf’s fiction offers both a model for the future and a caution, a way towards cultural understanding and a appalling measure of the consequences of failure. His is a voice which Europe cannot afford to ignore. - The GuardianAbout The Author
Amin Maalouf
Amin Maalouf is a Lebanese journalist and writer. He has served as a director of the weekly international edition of the leading Beirut daily an-Nahar, and editor in chief of Jeune Afrique. He lives in Paris with his wife and three children.
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