Fiction, World Literature

The Gardens of Light

Name: The Gardens of Light
Author: Amin Maalouf
ISBN: 9781566562485

by Amin Maalouf, Dorothy Blair

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Good Book Guide

Maalouf has a rare gift of bringing the past to life...[He] re-creates the life of this fascinating and little known mystic from his relatively humble birth on the banks of the river Tigris, through his rise to fame ad his tragic fate.

Jennifer Sperry

The Gardens of Light, Amin Maalouf graces his readers with beauty and mysticism....Highly recommended for anyone who has an interest in Middle Eastern history, truth seeking, adventure or travel to far off places. -- ForeWord Magazine

Morning Star

A beautiful chronicle of the past...Maalouf describes [Mani's life and times] with both beauty and erudition, teaching us a lot about history in the process.

Times (London)

Maalouf is as eloquent as ever...[He] weaves tapestries of intrigue that illuminate a broader historical moment...Maalouf, in his engaging prose, goes a considerable way towards resotring Mani to us.

Times Literary Supplement

A compelling tale...the poignant story of a man born before his time...the character of Mani is carefully and warmly drawn.

Booknews

An English translation of Maalouf's partly historical, partly fictional account of Mani, a third century AD Persian mystic whose syncretic dualistic religious philosophy, Manichaeism, was destroyed by religious enemies who persecuted its believers and burned its texts. First published in France as Les Jardins de Lumiere by Editions J.-C. Lattes in 1991 and translated into English by Quartet Books Ltd., U.K., 1996 and 1999. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.