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Violence
Some
Assassinations and some violence in the context of the historical setting
Language
None
Period literary language; clean
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief romantic content; the use of women as reward is depicted with period complexity
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Deep psychological examination of how faith and paradise are weaponized to create killers
What this book is about
Set in 11th century Persia, Alamut follows Hassan-i Sabbah as he creates the legendary Assassins — fanatical killers who believe they will be rewarded with paradise for murder. Bartol's 1938 novel (a Slovenian classic) is a meditation on the manipulation of faith, the psychology of fanaticism, and the origins of the word 'assassin.'
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Fanaticism and assassination themes
Historical Islamic setting
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