The Armed Garden and Other Stories

by David B.

Book Overview

"The Veiled Prophet" During the 8th century (the time of Harun al-Rashid, the Caliph of 1001 Nights fame), Hakim al-Muqanna, the lowly Persian fabric dyer, is assaulted and enveloped by a piece of white cloth come from the sky. When a bystander recognizes in the folds of the cloth the visage of Abu-Muslim, defender of the oppressed, al-Muqanna becomes a prophet and great leader -- and within a year his followers have defeated seven armies sent to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 160699462X
• ISBN13: 9781606994627
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Fantagraphics Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.3" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 16 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 11 and higher