Empire's Son, Empire's Orphan: The Fantastical Lives of Ikbal and Idries Shah

by Nile Green

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In the highbrow literary circles of the mid-twentieth century, a father and son spread seductive accounts of a mystical Middle East. Claiming to come from Afghanistan, Ikbal and Idries Shah parlayed their assumed identities into careers full of drama and celebrity, writing dozens of books that influenced the political and cultural elite. Pitching themselves as the authentic voice of the Muslim world, they penned picaresque travelogues and exotic...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:1324002417

ISBN13:9781324002413

Release Date:July 2024

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:384 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.3" x 9.1"

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