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Father of Locks (Paperback, New)
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Father of Locks (Paperback, New)
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Loot Price R316
Discovery Miles 3 160
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Baghdad, the capital of the world, is a city crowded with stories,
and founded on secrets. But some secrets, and some stories, can be
deadly...Ismail al-Rawiya is a thief who dreams of being a poet. He
is drawn to Baghdad, and to the court of the Khalifah Harun
al-Rashid, where fabulous wealth can be attained by those who
survive the rivalries, the politics and the whims of the capricious
monarch. In the turbulent city, Ismail falls into the company of
the poet Abu Nuwas, known as the Father of Locks. Abu Nuwas is a
brilliant artist, but also a decadent drunkard with a taste for
trouble. The Father of Locks has his own secret: he is an irregular
and reluctant agent of the scheming Wazir, Ja'far al-Barmaki, who
now assigns him to investigate reports that the Devil is stalking
the streets of Baghdad. Together the poet and the thief uncover a
hidden world, of forbidden cults, foreign spies, and a mysterious
Brass Bottle. When children start to disappear, it seems that there
must be substance to the dark rumours of evil spirits and human
sacrifice that haunt the city. But the truth that Ismail and the
Father of Locks uncover is more shocking still.
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