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The Book of Saladin

By Tariq Ali

The Book of Saladin Historical Fiction

The Book of Saladin

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The Book of Saladin is the fictional memoir of Saladin, the Kurdish liberator of Jerusalem, as dictated to a Jewish scribe, Ibn Yakub. Saladin grants Ibn Yakub permission to talk to his wife and retainers so that he might present a full portrait in the Sultan's memoirs. A series of interconnected stories follows, tales brimming over with warmth, earthy humor and passions in which ideals clash with realities and dreams are confounded by desires. The novel charts the rise of Saladin as Sultan of Egypt and Syria and follows him as he prepares to take Jerusalem back from the Crusaders. This is a medieval story, but it uncannily points to contemporary events in Cairo, Damascus, and Baghdad.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
384
Release Date:
2015-07-07
Publication Date:
2015-07-07
Publisher:
Penguin Random House LLC
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1781680035
ISBN13:
9781781680032
Weight:
447 g
Height:
134 cm
Width:
198 cm
Thickness:
32 cm
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