The King
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The King

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eBook - ePub

The King

About this book

*Longlisted for the 2016 International DUBLIN Literary Award*

Once upon a time there was a Persian prince. The prince had many brothers, for his father had married over a thousand wives, but Prince Naser alone stood to inherit the kingdom.

As the prince ascends to the throne we lurk in his shadow to overhear the whispered intrigues and plotting of bloody battles. The weight of the nation bears heavily on Shah Naser's shoulders. Will this young king triumph or will he succumb to the forces that threaten to engulf him?

Enter the court of the King of Persia . . .

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Information

Publisher
Canongate Books
Year
2014
Print ISBN
9780857862952
eBook ISBN
9780857862983
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literature General
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Also by Kader Abdolah
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. contents
  7. The Main Characters
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. The Kings
  10. 2. Prince Naser
  11. 3. The Harem
  12. 4. The Grand Vizier
  13. 5. Mahdolia, the Mother
  14. 6. Sheikh Aqasi
  15. 7. Herat
  16. 8. Sharmin the Cat
  17. 9. The Brothers
  18. 10. Taj, the Daughter of the Shah
  19. 11. The Cannon
  20. 12. The Reforms
  21. 13. The Russians
  22. 14. The Spring Festival
  23. 15. The New Army
  24. 16. The Russians Seek Contact
  25. 17. The Albaloo Garden
  26. 18. Fear
  27. 19. The Ayatollah Who Committed Treason
  28. 20. Mourning
  29. 21. The Báb
  30. 22. The Cats
  31. 23. A Secret Message
  32. 24. The Print Shop
  33. 25. An Historical Decision
  34. 26. Isa Khan
  35. 27. Supernatural Forces
  36. 28. The Invasion
  37. 29. A Deathly Silence
  38. 30. England’s Surprise Move
  39. 31. The Woman
  40. 32. The Country Prays for the Persian Gulf
  41. 33. The Chronicler
  42. 34. The Documents
  43. 35. Fagri
  44. 36. In the Palace
  45. 37. The Black Blanket
  46. 38. The Silence
  47. 39. Malijak
  48. 40. The Telegraph Service
  49. 41. Import and Export
  50. 42. Resistance
  51. 43. Jamal Khan
  52. 44. The Leader
  53. 45. Mirzaye Shirazi
  54. 46. The Letter
  55. 47. The Hookahs
  56. 48. Claiming Sanctuary
  57. 49. The Journey
  58. 50. The Light
  59. 51. The Travelogue
  60. 52. The Constitution
  61. 53. The Journey Back
  62. 54. Cable Complaints
  63. 55. In the Bazaar
  64. 56. The Ayatollahs
  65. 57. The Embassy
  66. 58. An Ultimatum
  67. 59. On the Chessboard
  68. 60. Majles
  69. 61. Electricity
  70. 62. The Law
  71. 63. The Shah Has His Picture Taken
  72. 64. Taj Olsultan
  73. Note from the Author
  74. Note from the Translator

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