[Islam Quintet 04] • A Sultan in Palermo
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- Authors
- Ali, Tariq
- Publisher
- Verso
- Tags
- historical
- ISBN
- 9781844671014
- Date
- 1980-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.00 MB
- Lang
- en
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.