The Root and the Flower
First published in 1935, this trilogy is set in exotic 16th-century India and records a succession of dynastic struggles during the reign of Akbar the great Mogul. It is an absorbing story of war, betrayal, intrique, and political power, as well as a moving study of the spiritual strenghts and weakn...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
1985
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Series: | Twentieth-century classics
Oxford paperbacks |
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Summary: | First published in 1935, this trilogy is set in exotic 16th-century India and records a succession of dynastic struggles during the reign of Akbar the great Mogul. It is an absorbing story of war, betrayal, intrique, and political power, as well as a moving study of the spiritual strenghts and weaknesses of Myer's characters. "An exciting exotic adventure story...a remarkbable work of imagination."--Iris Murdoch |
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Physical Description: | 583 pages 20 cm |
ISBN: | 0192819119 9780192819116 |