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| title = The Enchantress of Florence
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| author = Salman Rushdie
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| genre = Historical Fiction
| publication date = April 11, 2008
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'''''The Enchantress of Florence''''' (2008) is the ninth novel of [[Salman Rushdie]], which unapologetically mixes historical facts and fantastical elements without shame or mercy. It is mostly seen as a work of [[Magic Realism]], but with quite a dose of fantasy element. Rushdie is particularly proud of the research he's done for the novel's writing, and proudly attached half a dozen pages of references at the end of the book—not bad for a work of fiction.▼
▲{{quote| ''"In the beginning, there were three friends, Niccolò 'il Machia', Agostino Vespucci, and Antonino Argalia."''}}
At the heights of the Mughal Empire of India, a blond traveller with a strange overcoat and, seemingly, magical prowess, came to visit Akbar the Great with a secret only a king may hear. He claimed to be under the protection of the greatest enchantress in the world: the titular
▲''The Enchantress of Florence'' (2008) is the ninth novel of [[Salman Rushdie]], which unapologetically mixes historical facts and fantastical elements without shame or mercy. It is mostly seen as a work of [[Magic Realism]], but with quite a dose of fantasy element. Rushdie is particularly proud of the research he's done for the novel's writing, and proudly attached half a dozen pages of references at the end of the book—not bad for a work of fiction.
▲At the heights of the Mughal Empire of India, a blond traveller with a strange overcoat and, seemingly, magical prowess, came to visit Akbar the Great with a secret only a king may hear. He claimed to be under the protection of the greatest enchantress in the world: the titular enchantres of Florence. Strange things happened along the way.
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* [[Art Initiates Life]]: Jodha, the Emperor's favourite queen, was apparently conjured up by him by sheer force of will. This is among the few moments in the story which is hard to interpret in non-magical terms.
** [[Inverted Trope]]: Dashwant, the imperial artist, fell so madly in love with Qara Köz that he managed to transform himself into a painting.
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* [[Cuckold]]: Everyone loves Marco Vespucci's wife, although it's unclear whether they ever bedded her. Being a nice, stupid lad that he was, Marco said such a beauty should be public property.
** [[Subverted]] by Praise-God Hawkins, which had departed so long from his beloved that he ''imagined'' daily that she had gone for another man back home.
* [[Dying
* [[Even the Girls Want Her]]: Several. Qara Köz and Simonetta to name two.
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* [[Fat and Skinny]]: The duo of whores frequented by the main character.
* [[Flowery Insults]]: Oh ''yes''.
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* [[Foe Yay]]: Akbar regretted killing the Rana of Cooch Naheen and wondered whether he had killed one of the few people capable of [[Lonely
* [[Genghis Khan]]
* [[Genius Bonus]]: Inevitably, the historical in-jokes.
* [[Go Mad
* [[High
* [[I Have Many Names]]: The main character.
* [[Impaled
* [[Les Yay]]: What the queens do to entertain themselves in their beds while the Emperor is away.
* [[Lonely
* [[Magic Realism]]
* [[Mind Screw]]: If you try to figure out what is real and what is not.
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* [[The Renaissance]]: Straight from the heart of it—Florence.
* [[Royal We]]: [[Played With]]. Akbar thinks of himself as the entirety of his power and uses "we", but toyed with the idea of the "I", which he finds very alien.
* [[Self
* [[Sex Is Good]]: Possibly everyone in Florence.
* [[Shout
* [[Shown Their Work]]: The research Rushdie did for the historical bits.
* [[Sophisticated As Hell]]: It can feel like this at times, usually as a [[Precision F-Strike]].
* [[Take That]]: Rushdie doesn't have a history of good rapport with religious fundamentalists (''[[The Satanic Verses]]'' and everything). There is one such character. Not very nice things happened.
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* [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story|Very Loosely Based On True History]]: Do not cite this work for your history assignment!
* [[Warrior Poet]]: Most notably Akbar himself.
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