{"product_id":"the-mulberry-empire-the-mulberry-empire-a-novel-paperback","title":"The Mulberry Empire: The Mulberry Empire: A Novel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Hensher\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Tolstoyan sweep and Dickensian vitality, this epically involving historical novel relates England's tragic adventure in Afghanistan, which began with the triumphant arrival of the Army of the Indus in 1839 and ended three years later in rout and massacre. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the center of \u003cb\u003eThe Mulberry Empire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis Alexander Burnes, a Scots explorer who travels to the unfathomably remote kingdom of Afghanistan and first befriends and then reluctantly betrays its wise and impeccably courteous Amir. But he is only one character in a cast that includes ladies and generals, princes and deserters, all brilliantly and sympathetically realized. At once stirring and harrowing, exotic and cautionary, and as vividly colored as a Persian miniature, the result is a tour de force of re-creation and invention.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Tolstoyan sweep and Dickensian vitality, this epically involving historical novel relates England's tragic adventure in Afghanistan, which began with the triumphant arrival of the Army of the Indus in 1839 and ended three years later in rout and massacre. \u003cbr\u003eAt the center of The Mulberry Empire\" is Alexander Burnes, a Scots explorer who travels to the unfathomably remote kingdom of Afghanistan and first befriends and then reluctantly betrays its wise and impeccably courteous Amir. But he is only one character in a cast that includes ladies and generals, princes and deserters, all brilliantly and sympathetically realized. At once stirring and harrowing, exotic and cautionary, and as vividly colored as a Persian miniature, the result is a tour de force of re-creation and invention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip Hensher is a critic and the author of five works of fiction, including \u003cb\u003eKitchen Venom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Somerset Maugham Award. One of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Young British Novelists for 2003 and a finalist for the W. H. Smith Literary Award for \u003cb\u003eThe Mulberry Empire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ehe is a columnist for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e and chief book reviewer for \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpectator. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in South London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 498\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 8.06 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 14, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751559397664,"sku":"9781400030897","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c91c91f41fd2fbeb480922134f3902ab.webp?v=1779975830","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mulberry-empire-the-mulberry-empire-a-novel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}