The king
Abdolah, Kader, 1954-2015
Book
Total copies: 1
It is the 19th century and the kingdom of Persia is at a turning point. When a young King, Shah Naser, takes to the throne he inherits a medieval, enchanted world. But beyond the court, the greater forces of colonisation and industrialisation close in. The Shah's grand vizier sees only one solution: to open up to the outside world, and to bring Persia into modernity. But the Shah's mother fiercely opposes the vizier's reforms and sets about poisoning her son's mind against his advisor.
Main title:
The king / by Kader Abdolah ; translated by Nancy Forest Flier.
Author:
Abdolah, Kader, 1954-, authorForest-Flier, Nancy, translator
Work:
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Canongate, 2015.
Collation:
448 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Dutch.
ISBN:
9780857862969 (pbk)
Dewey class:
839.3'137HIS
LC class:
PT5881.1.B36
Language:
EnglishDutch
Subject:
BRN:
271114