![]() ![]() ABOUT THIS BOOK: 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. ![]() Bound in tan paper over boards with spine lettered in gilt. Very mild shelf wear to covers, corners, and edges of unclipped dust jacket. First Edition with full number line indicating first printing. Blends fact and fable into a challenging and satisfying read" (Daphne Durham). Full of rich sentences running nearly the length of a page. At once bawdy, gorgeous, gory, and hilarious, a study in contradiction, incarnated in its philosopher-king, who detests his bloodthirsty heritage even while he carries it out. Make no mistake, it is Rushdie who is the true enchanter of this story, conjuring readers into his gilded fairy tale from the very first sentence. At its heart, 'The Enchantress of Florence' is about the power of the story, whether it is the imagined life of a Mughal queen or the devastating secret held by a silver-tongued Florentine. You can fumble with a plot summary, but you won't be able to convey the wonder of his dazzling prose or the imaginative complexity of his vision. ![]() "Trying to describe a Rushdie novel is like trying to describe a piece of music to someone who has never heard it. Presents Salman Rushdie's "The Enchantress of Florence". Hardcover is in very good condition (there is a word, written in ink, on the top of the page after the last page and binding is relaxed at the Title Page). ![]()
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