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The Book of Saladin: A Novel

By (author) Tariq Ali

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The Book of Saladin is the fictional memoir of Saladin, the Kurdish liberator of Jerusalem, as dictated to a Jewish scribe, Ibn Yakub. Saladin grants Ibn Yakub permission to talk to his wife and retainers so that he might present a full portrait in the Sultan's memoirs. A series of interconnected stories follows, tales brimming over with warmth, earthy humor and passions in which ideals clash with realities and dreams are confounded by desires. The novel charts the rise of Saladin as Sultan of Egypt and Syria and follows him as he prepares to take Jerusalem back from the Crusaders. This is a medieval story, but it uncannily points to contemporary events in Cairo, Damascus, and Baghdad.

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Normally shipped | Forthcoming
Publisher | Verso Books
Published date | 10 Feb 2026
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Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 368
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 450g
ISBN | 978-1-8367-4372-9
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BISAC | fiction / literary
Expected | 10 Feb 2026

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