{"product_id":"a-sultan-in-palermo-isbn-9781844671014","title":"A Sultan in Palermo","description":"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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Sultan in Palermo\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Islam Quintet:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A richly woven tapestry that even before its completion merits comparison with Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo trilogy.” \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e“A marvelously paced and boisterously told novel of intrigue, love, insurrection and manipulation.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTariq Ali\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics—including \u003ci\u003ePirates of the Caribbean\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBush in Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Clash of Fundamentalisms\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Obama Syndrome\u003c\/i\u003e—as well as five novels in his Islam Quintet series and scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of the \u003ci\u003eNew Left Review\u003c\/i\u003e and lives in London.","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305332297957,"sku":"NP9781844671014","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781844671014.jpg?v=1767720828","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/a-sultan-in-palermo-isbn-9781844671014","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}