The Enchantress of Florence

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The Enchantress of Florence is a novel by Salman Rushdie to be published in June 2008.[1] According to Rushdie this is his "most researched book" which required "Years and years of reading". [2]

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The central theme of The Enchantress of Florence is the visit of a European to the Mughal emperor Akbar's court and his claim that he is a long lost relative of Akbar, born of an exiled Indian princess and an Italian from Florence. The story moves between continents, the court of Akbar to Renaissance Florence mixing history, fantasy and fable.[3]

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  1. ^ Freshnews article.
  2. ^ Imagining the self and the world.
  3. ^ Imagining the self and the world.
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Works by Salman Rushdie
Novels:
Short story collections:
Non-fiction:
The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey  · Imaginary Homelands: Essays and Criticism, 1981 - 1991  · Homeless by Choice  · Step Across This Line: Collected Nonfiction 1992 - 2002


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The novel was published on 11th April 2008 by Jonathan Cape London.

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