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A Sultan of Palermo |
| Tariq Ali |
| Verso, 2006, paperback, 246 pp. |
| Islam Quintet #4. The long-awaited fourth novel in Ali's "Islam Quintet" charts the life and loves of the medieval cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi as he is torn between his close friendship to the Sultan and his friends who are leaving the island or plotting resistance to the Norman rule. He finds temporary solace in the harem, only to find his conscience troubled when confronted by the common people of Noto and Catania and the Trusted One. |
| List Price: $24 |
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