A Sultan in Palermo by Ali, Tariq

A Sultan in Palermo (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781836743743)

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A Sultan in Palermo by Ali, Tariq

A Sultan in Palermo

$24.95
A Sultan in Palermo by Ali, Tariq

A Sultan in Palermo

$24.95
Format: Paperback
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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.

Praise for the Islam Quintet:

"A richly woven tapestry that even before its completion merits comparison with Naguib Mahfouz's Cairo trilogy." Kirkus Reviews

Author: Tariq Ali
ISBN-10: 1836743742
ISBN-13: 9781836743743
Publisher: Verso
Language: English
Published: 02/10/2026
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
By Tariq Ali
By Tariq Ali
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Tariq Ali is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics--including Pirates of the Caribbean, Bush in Babylon, The Clash of Fundamentalisms and The Obama Syndrome--as well as five novels in his Islam Quintet series and scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of the New Left Review and lives in London.

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