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Loot /

Abbas is just seventeen years old when he leaves his family to serve in the court of Tipu Sultan, a volatile and unpredictable ruler. An inspired woodcarver, Abbas is apprenticed to a master toy maker in order to build a massive tiger automaton, a gift to celebrate the return of the Sultan's so...

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Main Author:	James, Tania (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2023].
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Tipu Sultan, Fath ʻAli, > Nawab of Mysore, > 1753-1799 > Fiction. Kings and rulers > Fiction. Wood-carvers > Fiction. Clock and watch makers > Fiction. Art thefts > Fiction. India > History > Mysore Wars, 1766-1799 > Fiction. Mysore (India) > Fiction. India > History > 18th century > Fiction. France > History > 1789-1900 > Fiction.

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