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With special emphasis on women writers, interlinks emerging. The first edition of the novel was published in 1988, and was written by amin maalouf. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. During a 38 year period he has visited more than 1500 sacred sites in 165 countries. Ensembles in samarkand such as the bibi khanum mosque and registan.
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