CLSC-Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle Reading List (2010-2011):
Discover the official CLSC-Chautauqua Literary & Scientific Circle Reading List for 2010-2011, featuring curated literary and scientific books. Explore standout titles like Salman Rushdie's *The Enchantress of Florence* in this essential guide for readers and Chautauqua enthusiasts.
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The Enchantress of Florence
by Salman Rushdie
The Enchantress of Florence is the story of a mysterious woman, a great beauty believed to possess the powers of enchantment and sorcery, attempting to command her own destiny in a man’s world. It is the story of two cities at the height of their powers–the hedonistic Mughal capital, in which the brilliant emperor Akbar the Great wrestles daily with questions of belief, desire, and the treachery of his sons, and the equally sensual city of Florence during the High Renaissance, where Niccolò Machiavelli takes a starring role as he learns, the hard way, about the true brutality of power. Profoundly moving and completely absorbing, The Enchantress of Florence is a dazzling book full of wonders by one of the world’s most important living writers.
