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rushdie's tale of two cities.(Daily Break)

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From: The Virginian Pilot
Date: 20080608
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By Hephzibah Anderson

Bloomberg

AKBAR THE GREAT, Niccolo Machiavelli and Lorenzo de'Medici spring to life in Salman Rushdie's culture-spanning new novel, each falling under the spell of the siren who steals men's hearts and the book's title.

"The Enchantress of Florence" takes the form of a story within a story, borrowing from the history and myths of both East and West to weave an opulent saga in which giants and princesses cavort, spells are cast and curses spun.

Yet this is no fairy tale, since beyond its razzle-dazzle lies a work of contemporary resonance, ...

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