Book description
Claiming to come from Afghanistan, Ikbal and Idries Shah convinced spies, poets, orientalists, diplomats, occultists, hippies and even a prime minister that they held the keys to understanding the Muslim world. Gambling with the currency of cultural authenticity, father and son became master players of the great game of empire…
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A spellbinding tale of all the ways in which East and West project their hopes and longings upon each other, colonize one another, play and prey upon one another. Rarely have I read a professional historian who writes with such panache and wit, packing huge amounts of information in every sentence while also sustaining an irresistible momentum. And seldom have I encountered a family story that tells us so much about larger global currents. This one is a hidden treasure, revealing and entertaining in equal measure.
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