The Enchantress of Florence
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The Enchantress of Florence

by Salman Rushdie

2008•Historical•364 pages

Taste attributes: historicalfantasydramaromancefresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questfish out of water/culture clashsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeA stirring, weighty historical novel: polished and fresh. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

A tall, yellow-haired, young European traveler calling himself "Mogor dell'Amore," the Mughal of Love, arrives at the court of the Emperor Akbar, lord of the great Mughal empire, with a tale to tell that begins to obsess the imperial capital, a tale about a mysterious woman, a great beauty believed to possess powers of enchantment and sorcery, and her impossible journey to the far-off city of Florence.The...

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Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalFantasyDramaRomanceAll consuming questFish out of water/culture clashSolving the riddle/not as it seems

Subjects

Mogul Empire in fictionWomen in fictionWomenSocial conditionsKings and rulersEast and WestEast and West in fictionAkbar, in fiction

Details

Author
Salman Rushdie
Published
2008
Pages
364
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