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THE ANGEL WITH ONE HUNDRED WINGS by DANIEL HORCH
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SummaryThe story opens in the City of Peace, as Baghdad was once
called. It is a fabulously wealthy city, receiving tribute
from an empire that stretches from modern day Afghanistan
to Spain. Abulhassan Ibn Thaher is an old pharmacist and
alchemist who is an intimate friend of the Sultan. When the
young prince of Persia falls in love with Schemselnihar,
the Sultan's beloved mistress, they beg Abulhassan to help
them elope. Even though it could mean death for all of
them, Abulhassan relents and agrees to help. As rumor and
gossip spread, different factions at court try to use the
impending scandal for their own ends, and the story
climaxes with the lovers' flight into the desert. With
engaging characters and rich imagery drawn from alchemy,
the Koran, and the early Islamic mystics, The Angel with A
Hundred Wings is a literary masterpiece that captures all
the magic and romance of the Middle East once upon a time.
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