The Enchantress of Florence
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The Enchantress of Florence is the story of a mysterious woman, a great beauty believed to possess the powers of enchantment and sorcery, attempting to command her own destiny in a man’s world.
It is the story of two cities at the height of their powers – the hedonistic Mughal capital, in which the brilliant emperor Akbar the Great wrestles daily with questions of belief, desire, and the treachery of his sons, and the equally sensual city of Florence during the High Renaissance, where Niccol Machiavelli takes a starring role as he learns, the hard way, about the true brutality of power.
Profoundly moving and completely absorbing, The Enchantress of Florence is a dazzling book full of wonders by one of the world’s most important living writers.
BookieMonster says:
Salman Rushdie is not only one of the most important writers in English of our time, he’s also one of the most lyrical and readable – and one of the few people to successfully marry West and East. He’s also the well-deserved winner of the Booker of Bookers for Midnight’s Children (highly recommended, by the way).
Almost overwhelmingly sensual The Enchantress of Florence is a wonderful read.
Language upon a silvered tongue affords enchantment enough.
