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tregatt, June 12, 2008

Years ago (more than I'd like to think about), one of my tutors recommended that I read Salman Rushdie's HAROUN AND THE SEA OF STORIES. I tried to finish the novel but have to confess that I couldn't -- I probably lacked the sophistication back then to appreciate the exquisite prose style and painstaking craftsmanship that went into creating that award winning novel. And truthfully speaking I rather thought ack then that Salman Rushdie was going to be one of the many award winning authours that would never make it onto my reading lists. But something about THE ENCHANTRESS OF FLORENCE beckoned, and I decided to give it a go. And I'm truly glad that I did, because it turned out to be an exceptionally enthralling and compelling read. Constructed somewhat like THE ARABIAN NIGHTS, Salman Rushdie's latest novel is a series of short stories that follows the supposed adventures of Qara Koz, a grandaunt of the Emperor Akbar's, and that of her greatest love, the mercenary general, Argalia. Many of the stories are based on some historical fact, but are told with elements of the fantastical, so that the mood and atmosphere of the novel is really quite fairy-tale like and dazzling. Also adding to this magical tone is Rushdie's powerfully lyrical and vivid prose style and brilliantly rendered scenes. All in all, this was a very, very fascinating and beguiling read that enraptures, dazzles and seduces. Not a book to be missed -- and I think I may be finally grown-up enough to appreciate the authour's other novels.

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