The Enchantress of Florence

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The Enchantress of Florence is a historical fantasy novel by Salman Rushdie that intertwines Mughal India and Renaissance Florence in a richly imaginative tale of love, power, and storytelling.


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instanceOf historical fantasy novel
novel
author Salman Rushdie
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtist Tracy Emin
firstEditionCountry United Kingdom
firstEditionPublisher Jonathan Cape
genre fantasy fiction
historical fiction
magic realism
hasAuthor Salman Rushdie
hasCharacter Akbar the Great
Mogor dell’Amore
Qara Köz
hasLiteraryStyle magic realist
postmodern
hasMotive exploration of political power and desire
exploration of storytelling as power
hasReception generally positive critical reviews
isbn 9780224061636
language English
literaryMovement contemporary literature
mainTheme identity
love
power
power of storytelling
mediaType print
narrativeForm frame narrative
notableFor interweaving Mughal India and Renaissance Florence
richly imaginative narrative
pageCount approximately 350
publicationDate 2008
publisher Jonathan Cape
Random House
setting Mughal Empire
Renaissance Florence
settingPeriod 16th century
subjectMatter Italian Renaissance
Mughal court
cross-cultural encounters

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Salman Rushdie
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