| The Enchantress of Florence Contributor(s): Rushdie, Salman (Author) |
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ISBN: 0679640517 ISBN-13: 9780679640516 Publisher: Random House Trade OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2009 Annotation: "The Enchantress of Florence" is the story of a woman attempting to command her own destiny in a man's world. Vivid, gripping, and profoundly moving, this dazzling book is by one of the world's most important living writers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Sagas |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2009290381 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.44" W x 7.98" (0.57 lbs) 368 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |