I am the djin who watched you at birth
I found a book by Laura Gallego García in Madrid that looked interesting. I couldn’t find it in English, but I did find The Legend of the Wandering King by her. I read it because I was curious about her writing and liked it.
Book Review: The Legend of the Wandering King by Laura Gallego García
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Title & Author: The Legend of the Wandering King by Laura Gallego García
Genre: Fantasy, History
Release date: August 1 2005
Series: Standalone
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Synopsis
A prince with more power than heart … a poet who may be mad … and a carpet containing all of human history combine in this brilliant new fantasy by one of Spain’s brightest young writers.
Walid was a model prince: handsome, intelligent, skilled in the arts of warfare and poetry. But the kingdom boasted one greater poet than he, and out of jealousy Walid cursed the man to create an impossible work of art: a carpet showing the history of the entire human race. The poet died weaving it. Men went mad seeing it. And when it is stolen, Walid discovers his life’s quest: to recover the carpet and earn forgiveness for his mistakes. Inspired by the story of a real king of pre-Muslim Arabia, LEGEND is a magical fantasy, a meditation on destiny, and an utterly thrilling adventure.