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Loading... The Book of Saladin (1998)by Tariq Ali
  
Middle East Fiction (70) THE WAR ROOM (651) No current Talk conversations about this book.   lschiff | Sep 24, 2023 |   ) jonfaith | Feb 22, 2019 | ) ryner | Dec 14, 2018 |  ) borhap | Aug 27, 2013 | We follow not only the life of Saladin, but the life of those closest to him and the scribe as well. Thus we are given a great overview of the Muslim world from the politics and intrigues of the day, to life in and around the palaces of this sultan. Of course, the one burning issue for Saladin was the eviction of the Franks from the mid-east, especially the regaining of Jerusalem for the “True Believers”. I found this an educational and enlightening read. The author manages to convey to the reader the thoughts, feelings and purpose of a Arab leader who dominated his world. The history of the Crusades is varied and covers hundreds of years. This book manages to shed light on one of the most interesting characters from the 12th century. The only drawback for me, was that the book felt very detached, more like a history textbook than a novel. (  )2  DeltaQueen50 | Apr 15, 2010 |
Roman Tarika Alija bogata je i raskošna hronika čija se radnja odvija u dvanaestom veku, u Kairu, Damasku i Jerusalim. Knjiga o saladinu predstavlja izmišljene memoare Saladina, Kurda koji je oslobodio Jerusalim od krstaša, koji svoja sećanja u pero kazuje Jevrejinu Ibn Jakubu, ličnom pisaru. Saladin dopušta Ibn Jakubu da razgovara sa njegovom ženom i slugama kako bi u memoarima mogao da prikaže celovit sultanov portret. Sledi čitav niz međusobno povezanih priča, pripovesti prepunih topline, sočnog humora i strasti, u kojima se ideali sudaraju sa stvarnošću, a želje brkaju sa snovima. U središtu radnje nalazi se dirljiva ljubavna priča između sultanove najdraže žene Džamile i prelepe Halime, koja je kasnije dospela u harem. Roman opisuje uspon Saladina do sultana Egipta i Sirije i prati njegove pripreme da, u savezu sa podanicima hrišćanima i Jevrejima, povrati Jerusalim od krstaša. Roman Tarika Alija bogata je i raskošna hronika čija se radnja odvija u dvanaestom veku, u Kairu, Damasku i Jerusalim. Knjiga o saladinu predstavlja izmišljene memoare Saladina, Kurda koji je oslobodio Jerusalim od krstaša, koji svoja sećanja u pero kazuje Jevrejinu Ibn Jakubu, ličnom pisaru. Saladin dopušta Ibn Jakubu da razgovara sa njegovom ženom i slugama kako bi u memoarima mogao da prikaže celovit sultanov portret. Sledi čitav niz međusobno povezanih priča, pripovesti prepunih topline, sočnog humora i strasti, u kojima se ideali sudaraju sa stvarnošću, a želje brkaju sa snovima. U središtu radnje nalazi se dirljiva ljubavna priča između sultanove najdraže žene Džamile i prelepe Halime, koja je kasnije dospela u harem. Roman opisuje uspon Saladina do sultana Egipta i Sirije i prati njegove pripreme da, u savezu sa podanicima hrišćanima i Jevrejima, povrati Jerusalim od krstaša. Is contained in
The Book of Saladin is the fictional memoir of Saladin, the Kurdish liberator of Jerusalem, as dictated to a Jewish scribe, Ibn Yakub. Saladin grants Ibn Yakub permission to talk to his wife and retainers so that he might present a full portrait in the Sultan's memoirs. A series of interconnected stories follows, tales brimming over with warmth, earthy humor and passions in which ideals clash with realities and dreams are confounded by desires. At the heart of the novel is an affecting love affair between the Sultan's favored wife, Jamila, and the beautiful Halina, a later addition to the harem. The novel charts the rise of Saladin as Sultan of Egypt and Syria and follows him as he prepares, in alliance with his Jewish and Christian subjects, to take Jerusalem back from the Crusaders. This is a medieval story, but much of it will be uncannily familiar to those who follow events in contemporary Cairo, Damascus, and Baghdad. Betrayed hopes, disillusioned soldiers and unrealistic alliances form the backdrop to The Book of Saladin. No library descriptions found. 
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