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title: "Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree: A Novel (The Islam Quintet Book 1) Kindle Edition"
brand: "tariq ali"
price: "¥3348"
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reviews_count: 23
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# Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree: A Novel (The Islam Quintet Book 1) Kindle Edition

**Brand:** tariq ali
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## Customer Reviews

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    Moorish Spain in the time of Queen Isabella
  

*by P***N on Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2016*

1499.  Zuhayr bin Umar and his brother Yazid, sister Hind, are the generation that sees the ‘final solution’ of the Catholic church and Christian rulers for the “Muslim problem” of the 15th and 16th Century. Though the Moors had inhabited much of Iberia for the past few hundred years; though the Moors skills and knowledge in most areas of science and mathematics far surpassed that of their Christian neighbors; though the Moors offered no threat other than their mere presence; though all these factors would seem to be in the Moors’ favor, the “Ximenes de Cisneros had always believed that the heathen could only be eliminated as a force if their culture was completely erased,” and so their art, their writing, their lives, even, were destroyed.  Some Moslems departed Spain.  Some converted to Christianity.  Some pretended conversion.  And some fought back.  Many of the latter two groups died.

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    Engrossing history of early Spain
  

*by F***S on Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2014*

We in the West tend to forget or ignore the huge contributions to learning and science provided by Arabic scholars.  This novel, which takes place at the end of seven hundred years of Arab occupation of southern Spain -- mostly Andalucía-- provides a stunning reminder of that era.  The story is told predominantly from the point of view of a young boy in a Muslim household outside of Granada.  As so often, when the Muslim world and the Christian --specifically Catholic here -- clash, the results are ugly and far from uplifting.  Well-written and engaging.  I would highly recommend this book.

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    Tariq Ali's love affair with affairs
  

*by F***N on Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2014*

I bought this book, along with the Stone woman, with great excitement. Getting an inside look into a living, breathing Moorish Spain was certain to be a delight, more so with the pen of a writer as capable as Tariq Ali.Certainly, he paints a vivid picture of Moorish Spain. That much i can say without doubt. However, after reading The Stone Woman, and then reading this book, it seems to me that Tariq Ali has a unhealthy obsession with narrating the most absurd of sexual escapades. I don't doubt for a second these escapades may have happened - especially in the Aristocratic class in a decaying Ottomon Empire - however, there's something to be said if the author can only grab my attention by the most fantastic of marital affairs.There's simply no depth to the characters in this novel. I can't connect with any of them. Maybe i'm spoiled by the profound relationships and immense emotional depth in the writings of Khaled Hosseini, maybe that is the reason why this novel simply fails to satiate me.As a history buff, this book does its just incredibly well in recreating Moorish Spain in its last days. As a novel trying to retain my interest throughout with living, breathing characters whom i care about, i'm disappointed to say, this novel simply fails to deliver.I would recommend The Stone Woman, but this particular novel, i would not.

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