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The enchantress of Florence : a novel / Salman Rushdie.

Author/creator Rushdie, Salman
Format Book and Print
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Random House, ©2008.
Description355 pages ; 25 cm
Subject(s)
Abstract A tall, yellow-haired young European traveller calling himself "Mogor dell'Amore," the Mughal of Love, arrives at the court of the real Grand Mughal, the Emperor Akbar, with a tale to tell that begins to obsess the whole imperial capital. The stranger claims to be the child of a lost Mughal princess, the youngest sister of Akbar's grandfather Babar: Qara Köz, 'Lady Black Eyes', a great beauty believed to possess powers of enchantment and sorcery, who is taken captive first by an Uzbeg warlord, then by the Shah of Persia, and finally becomes the lover of a certain Argalia, a Florentine soldier of fortune, commander of the armies of the Ottoman Sultan. When Argalia returns home with his Mughal mistress the city is mesmerised by her presence, and much trouble ensues. But is Mogor's story true? And if so, then what happened to the lost princess? And if he's a liar, must he die?--From publisher description.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [351]-355).
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
LCCN 2008000070
ISBN9780375504334 (hc : acid-free paper)
ISBN0375504338 (hc : acid-free paper)

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks PR6068 .U757 E53 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold