Synopses & Reviews
Praise for the Islam Quintet:
"A richly woven tapestry that even before its completion merits comparison with Naguib Mahfouz's Cairo trilogy." Kirkus Reviews
'All human frailty and nobility is here . . . an imaginative tour de force.' Sunday Telegraphon Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree
'Tales of anguish, longing, lust, and love all find their way to The Stone Woman'"Ali paints a vivid picture of a fading world.' New York Times Book Reviewon The Stone Woman
'Grippingly well told, brilliantly paced, remarkably convincing in its historical depiction of a fateful relationship, a narrative for our time, haunted by distant events and characters who are closer to us than we dreamed.' Edward Said on The Book of Saladin
Synopsis
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
Synopsis
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
Synopsis
Set in medieval Palermo, this is the fourth novel in Tariq Ali's celebrated Islam Quintet.
About the Author
Tariq Aliis a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics, as well as scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of the New Left Reviewand lives in London.