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Salman Rushdie THE ENCHANTRESS OF FLORENCE Narrated by Firdous Bamji Few writers living or dead have received the monumental acclaim that has been accorded to for his richly textured, superbly crafted works. T The Enchantress of Florence once again demonstrates the author’s unparalleled mastery of H his craft. E In the imperial capital of the Mughal Empire, a traveler arrives at the court of E N Emperor Akbar. The traveler, Mogor dell’Amore, has a tale to tell, and as the words flow N a C

out of him, the tale’s rich tapestry of power and desire begins to take on a life of its own. r S H r a Fueled by the urgency of his narrative and its growing effect on his audience, the traveler a A t l e

paints a vivid portrait of faraway Florence, a beautiful enchantress, and the infamous m N d

figure of Niccolò Machiavelli. T a b n y R

Winner of the Booker Prize, Rushdie delights all those who revel in literature of

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sublime achievement. Narrator Firdous Bamji matches the author’s exquisite prose with a i S r u d reading that conveys the full breadth of this lovingly detailed novel. S s o O h Narrator Firdous Bamji has appeared in numerous plays in New York and across the u s d F country and played the title role in William Shakespeare’s Othello . He has played leading B i F e

parts in world and American premiere productions of plays by noted playwrights, includ - a L ing , , and Rebecca Gilman. He has also had m O j

guest starring parts on Law & Order and Law & Order: SVU , and he was nominated for i the Independent Spirit Award as Best Supporting Actor for his work in the film The War Within . R E N C

Recorded Books E Unabridged Running Time: 13.5 hours Fiction Z2008 by Salman Rushdie 92008 by Recorded Books, LLC Cover art by Jen Sheckels; Z2008 by Recorded Books, LLC Recorded by arrangement with Random House, an imprint of The Random House Ballantine Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. ISBN: 978-1-4361-3254-1 Produced in the studios of Recorded Books Productions, LLC, New York www.recordedbooks.com Recorded Books, LLC, 270 Skipjack Rd., Prince Frederick, MD 20678. Recorded Books™ is a trademark of Recorded Books, LLC. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication strictly prohibited.

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