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Book Description: Seagull Books, 2010. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. NA (illustrator). First edition. NA. The final volume in Tariq Ali`s acclaimed cycle of historical novels. Night of the Golden Butterfly concludes the Islam Quintet - Tariq Ali`s much lauded series of historical novels, translated into more than a dozen languages, that has been twenty years in the writing. Completing an epic panorama that began in fifteenth-century Moorish Spain, the latest novel moves between the cities of the twenty-first century, from Lahore to London, from Paris to Beijing. The narrator is rung one morning and reminded that he owes a debt of honour. The creditor is Mohammed Aflatun - known as Plato - an irascible but gifted painter living in a Pakistan where `human dignity has become a wreckage.` Plato, who once specialized in stepping back from the limelight, now wants his life story written. As the tale unravels we meet Plato`s London friend Alice Stepford, now a leading music critic in New York; Mrs. `Naughty` Latif, the Islamabad housewife whose fondness for generals leads to her flight to the salons of intellectually fashionable Paris, where she is hailed as the . Interwoven with this chronicle of contemporary life is the turbulent history of Jindie`s family. Her great forebear, Du` We nxiu`, led a Muslim rebellion in Yunnan in the nineteenth century and ruled the region from his capital Dali for almost a decade, as Sultan Suleiman. Night of the Golden Butterfly reveals Ali in full flight, at once imaginative and intelligent, satirical and stimulating. . Printed Pages: 240. Bookseller Inventory # 3869

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Book Description: Verso, 2010. Softcover. Book Condition: New. A new book in perfect condition. Available for immediate despatch from the UK. Bookseller Inventory # 045768

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Book Description: Verso Books, New York, New York, U.S.A., 2010. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition (1st printing), 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. This is a New and Unread copy of the first edition (1st printing). Bookseller Inventory # 033786

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Book Description: VERSO, 2010. Hardback. Book Condition: New. New book. Shipped from US. Bookseller Inventory # IB-9781844676118

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Book Description: Verso Books, United Kingdom, 2010. Hardback. Book Condition: New. 209 x 167 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. "Night of the Golden Butterfly" concludes the "Islam Quintet" - Tariq Ali's much lauded series of historical novels, translated into more than a dozen languages, that has been twenty years in the writing. Completing an epic panorama that began in fifteenth-century Moorish Spain, the latest novel moves between the cities of the twenty-first century, from Lahore to London, from Paris to Beijing. The narrator is rung one morning and reminded that he owes a debt of honour. The creditor is Mohammed Aflatun - known as Plato - an irascible but gifted painter living in a Pakistan where human dignity has become a wreckage. As the tale unravels, we meet Plato's London friend Alice Stepford, now a leading music critic in New York; Mrs. Naughty - Latif, the Islamabad housewife whose fondness for generals leads to her flight to the salons of intellectually fashionable Paris, where she is hailed as the Diderot of the Islamic world; and there's Jindie, the Golden Butterfly of the title, the narrator's first love. "Night of the Golden Butterfly" reveals Ali in full flight, at once imaginative and intelligent, satirical and stimulating. Bookseller Inventory # AAU9781844676118

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Book Description: Verso Books, 2010. Hardback. Book Condition: New. New book. Shipped from UK. Bookseller Inventory # BB-9781844676118

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Book Description: Verso Books. Hardback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, Night of the Golden Butterfly: Pt. 5, Ali Tariq, Part of the "Islam Quintet" series, this novel deals with the Muslim experience in China. It moves between the cities of the twenty-first century, from Lahore to London, from Paris to Beijing. Bookseller Inventory # B9781844676118

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Book Description: Verso 2010-05-01, 2010. Book Condition: New. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 24-48 hours from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely. Bookseller Inventory # NU-GRD-00655557

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