Excerpts on Jodha Akbar | Enchantress of Florence + Author's Interview - Page 2

Originally posted by: harshu27

thnx fr sharing abhay...dis time u hav cum up wid a novel...I happened 2 read dis book gt it downloaded frm google and hd it in my laptop...I liked d book initially I really gt confused as wat d author is upto bt dn really luved his way of writing hw he penned dwn d imaginations of Akbar regarding jodha and hw envious were his othr begums...its really gd...wil go thru ur link...fr sure...thnx fr sharing agn... 😊

Welcome Harshu.!
The author has made up an image of this ideal wife keeping in view his readings. His interview is something which tells us about his thoughts on her.

Thanks for the excerpt. A very unique take. Salmon Rushdie is talented, the problem is he is too intelligent for his own sake. His writing is very dense. It is hard to follow sometimes. But, interesting thoughts he has.

Originally posted by: devkidmd

Interesting Abhay!

Will definitely get a hold of this book and read it. We can have a book club kind of discussion on your blog :)

Devki

Sure Devki, we can have any discussion there. :)

Originally posted by: history_geek

Hi all..

Made a post about a novel - The Enchantress of Florence, of 2008, which reaches further back in history. The novel, which the author describes as his most researched, moves with astonishing speed and energy from the court of Emperor Akbar to Renaissance Florence in Europe, journeying through various destinations on the way.

The author pits East against West, explores assimilation and identity, and invites us to think about the power of storytelling and its role in defeating obscurantism and intolerance.

The book also talks about his wife - Jodha, whom the author describes as an ideal consort, with excellent qualities no other woman can possess. The author has tried his best to keep the readers engaged till the end about the "identity" of this lady. Sometimes she is kept in his dreams and sometimes she is a real figure who is loved by Akbar but disliked by his other wives. In the middle he clears that the wife of Akbar was Mariam-Uz-Zamani, who was Hira Kunwari of Amer..

Till the end, the author keeps us engaged and we do not know when she is present in dreams and when she comes out as a reality. I found the interview of the author more interesting to read as that was something history.

Many excerpts are present in the post itself with an interview of the author...

Post Direct Link :: Excerpts on Jodha Akbar | Enchantress of Florence + Author's Interview

I have posted a summary on the Forum Sticky also, with some excerpts from that novel..

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/124516935

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Originally posted by: Charu.S

Thank you Abhay for sharing this interesting piece of information. Cannot wait to read more about the smart, beautiful, dignified, self respecting, enigmatic MUZ.

Welcome Charu. :)
The author has given his all while penning those few lines. Most interesting to read them. :)
Equally awesome was the idea of Akbar.!

Originally posted by: hely

wow so happy and excited for reading this book about MUZ😛

thanks for sharing

You're welcome Hely. :)

Originally posted by: Tarunika13

Thanks Abhay, for this exotic piece of work.😊

You're welcome.! :)