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Zayni Barakat
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ISBN:
978-977-424-872-6
Format:
Paperback
Territory:
UK & Commonwealth
Category:
AUC Fiction - Distributed Titles
Pages:
254
By Gamal al-Ghitani
The narrators of this unforgettable novel tell the story of the rise to power of the ruthless, enigmatic, and puritanical governor of Cairo, Zayni Barakat ibn Musa, whose control of the corrupt city is effected only through a complicated network of spies and informers. Now, in 1516, the Mamluk reign is coming to an end with the advance of the invading Ottomans.