The King

by Kader Abdolah

Book Overview

The King, young Shah Naser, takes to the throne of Persia at a turning point of history: he inherits an enchanted medieval world of harems, eunuchs, and treasures as well as a palace of secret doors, sudden deaths, and hidden agendas. Within the court is danger enough: outside all manner of change threatens--industrialization, colonization. Russia and England conspire to open the King's empire; his mother and his vizier take opposing sides. The poor...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811223736
• ISBN13: 9780811223737
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 5.3" x 8.1"