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A Sea of Sorcery: Roundtable with Shannon Chakraborty

A Sea of Sorcery: Roundtable with Shannon Chakraborty

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produced by Shireen Hamza
and featuring
Fahad Bishara, KD Thompson, Liana Saif,
Mahmood Kooria, Rebecca Hankins, and Samantha Pellegrino | What could historians have to say about a fantasy novel? The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, published in 2023, follows an aging mother and captain on magical adventures across the twelfth-century Indian Ocean world with her crew. It has been read widely, hitting bestseller lists in the US and being translated into eight languages. In this episode, a group of historians discusses the novel with its author, Shannon Chakraborty. Our conversation covers gender and geography, language and literature, piety and piracy, and of course, magic. « Click for More »
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