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| Genre/Form: | Historical fiction Fiction |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Omar Khayyam |
| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Amin Maalouf; Russell Harris |
| ISBN: | 1566562007 9781566562003 1566561949 9781566561945 |
| OCLC Number: | 33359732 |
| Description: | 304 p. ; 21 cm. |
| Series Title: | Emerging voices. |
| Other Titles: | Samarcande. |
| Responsibility: | Amin Maalouf ; translated by Russell Harris. |
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Samarkand Scores on Three Levels
This is the first historical fiction novel I've reviewed for this blog. Typically, I'm not thrilled with historical fiction because I had at one time entertained the idea of becoming a professional historian and the historical fiction I had read seemed heavy on the fiction side of the equation. Nevertheless,...
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This is the first historical fiction novel I've reviewed for this blog. Typically, I'm not thrilled with historical fiction because I had at one time entertained the idea of becoming a professional historian and the historical fiction I had read seemed heavy on the fiction side of the equation. Nevertheless, some university professors like to assign <a href="http://www.historicalnovels.info/">historical fiction</a> and its close relative <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/travelogue">travelogues</a> as comparatively light reading in entry-level history classes. It seems to be an <a href="http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/detail?accno=EJ379352">even more popular method in lower educational levels</a>, and professional teachers discuss <a href="http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ht/35.2/gibb.html">how to use them more effectively</a>.
I do believe historical fiction like Samarkand is an excellent way to generate interest in historical inquiry. Furthermore, I believe Professor Amin did an excellent job balancing entertainment, information and presenting his point of view of contemporary majority-Muslim societies.
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