by Antonio Muñoz Molina, Robert Lopresti · Rowohlt Tb. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9783499132810
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«Stadt der Kalifen» is a historical essay by Antonio Muñoz Molina and Robert Lopresti, published by Rowohlt Tb. in paperback (224 pages, in German).
It brings together ten historical essays on the splendor and decline of Córdoba as capital of the Umayyad caliphate of al-Andalus, from the 8th century to the taifa kingdoms. Muñoz Molina portrays princes, conquerors, scholars and rulers, and evokes the Mezquita or Madinat al-Zahra with prose that combines history and landscape.
This 1994 edition is the German version of the original «Córdoba de los Omeyas» and falls within the History category.
A read intended for travelers heading to Córdoba and for those interested in the history of al-Andalus and the Umayyad caliphate.
Antonio Muñoz Molina is a Spanish writer, a full member of the Royal Spanish Academy since 8 June 1995. He received the 1991 Premio Planeta, the 2013 Jerusalem Prize, and the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for literature.
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