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"I am Idris Maymoon Samataar Guleed, previously of Dikhil. Now a traveller of the world, seeking the measure of earth and man" At the end of the book, I don't think I got the measure of any of the characters. The book seemed almost a 2D portrayal of what the author considered an adventure, which i

From the book cover: The year is 1659. Idris, a Somali trader, is in Malabar to attend the Zamorin’s Mamangam festivities. Everywhere he goes, his jewelled eye evokes a sense of wonder and incredulity. Then, by a strange twist of fate, Idris meets his nine-year-old son, Kandavar, born of a mysteriou Leggi tutto

It is 1659. The place, Malabar. He is ‘Idris, Idris Maymoon Samataar Guleed. Previously of Dikhil, Now an eternal traveller seeking the measure of earth and man’, a man who is more at home among the heavenly bodies than the earth he walks. Idris is expected to prevent his son from following the Chav Leggi tutto

"I am Idris Maymoon Samataar Guleed, previously of Dikhil. Now a traveller of the world, seeking the measure of earth and man." This is how Idris introduces himself. And that is exactly what he is. A Somali trader, he ends up at the Malabar coast to watch the Mamangam which is held once in every 12 y Leggi tutto

This is a gripping tale of adventure set in 17th century South India. Idris, a trader of Somali origin, sails across the seas and travels across India. This powerful personality seems too noble to be true; a man who needs nothing, who cannot be tempted or corrupted. Yet, in the course of the novel,

Este libro me anime a leerlo ya que me llamo mucho la atención la nacionalidad de la autora, la india es un lugar rico en cultura y eso me gusta, así como también que decía que es basado en el siglo XVII y que es una historia de un padre e hijo, y yo amo las historias de lazos familiares. Cuando lo Leggi tutto

My first book by Anita Nair. An unusual tale set in the 1600s about a journey and a destiny intertwining two different cultures and human lives. I loved the way the author has layered the story. How each character sort of acts as a window for another. One of the few fictional works in India that des Leggi tutto

* un clásico cuento para adultos * con una hermosa narración * llena de historias atrapantes y fascinantes * con una mezcla de historia, realidad y magia en todo momento * acompañada de personajes inolvidables (principalmente Idris y Thilothamma) 3 * que nos transporta a algún lugar de la fantástica y mi Leggi tutto

I borrow Girishs words An insipid attempt at historical fiction..looks like the author researched much about this period and wanted to include everything in one book..the result is a shallow portrayal of many events..had she probed deeper into any one of them it would have been more interesting.. No Leggi tutto