{"id":308810,"date":"2022-03-20T07:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-03-20T10:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=308810"},"modified":"2022-03-21T10:37:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T13:37:55","slug":"historical-fiction-novel-smarkand-launched-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/historical-fiction-novel-smarkand-launched-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Historical fiction novel \u2018Samarkand\u2019 launched in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The newest release by Brazilian publishing house Tabla, which specializes in Middle Eastern literature, is Samarkand<\/strong> by Lebanese author Amin Maalouf. Written in French in 1988, the volume was translated into Portuguese by Mar\u00edlia Scalzo.<\/p>\n

In the novel, the award-winning Lebanese author takes the reader through the Silk Road across centuries and continents. Samarkand<\/em> revolves around the 11th-century poetry collection Rubaiyat<\/em> by Persian poet Omar Khayy\u00e1m from its composition to its loss in the sinking of the Titanic<\/em> in 1912.<\/p>\n

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Book cover<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Accused of mockery, Omar Khayy\u00e1m is brought before the local judge. Acknowledging the poet\u2019s genius, he spare Khayy\u00e1m\u2019s life and gives him a blank notebook to write only in it. Thus was born Rubaiyat<\/em> by Omar Khayy\u00e1m.<\/p>\n

The poet crosses path with vizir Nizam Al-Mulk and Hassan al-Sabbah of the order of the Assassins, who would later hide the precious manuscript in the famous mountain fortress of Alamud. In the late 19th century, the book kindled the imagination of the West in the evocative translation by Edward Fitzgeral. In the early 20th century, an American scholar hears of the survival of the manuscript and retrieves it with the help of a Persian princess. Together, they take it to fateful trip of the Titanic<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Amin Maalouf is a journalist and author and was born in Beirut, Lebanon, in 1949. He worked as reporter for 12 years and went on missions to 60 countries. He has lived in Paris since 1976 and has been a member of the Acad\u00e9mie fran\u00e7aise since 2011. His books are historical fiction novels set in the Middle East, Africa and the Mediterranean. He received several awards, and his work has been translated into over 40 languages.<\/p>\n

The book is in pre-sales<\/a>, with an estimated shipping of March 22.<\/p>\n

Quick facts<\/strong><\/p>\n

Samarcanda<\/em>
\nAmin Maalouf
\nTranslation by Mar\u00edlia Scalzo
\nEditora Tabla<\/a>
\nISBN 978-65-86824-26-1
\n352 pages
\n1st edition
\nBRL 82<\/p>\n

Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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