Samarkand by Russell Harris, Amin Maalouf

304 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

fiction historical challenging informative slow-paced
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Accused of mocking the inviolate codes of Islam, the Persian poet and sage Omar Khayyam fortuitously finds sympathy with the very man who is to judge his alleged crimes. Recognising genuis, the judge decides to spare him and gives him instead a sm...

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