01936cam a2200337 i 4500 1381364787 MeVbMML 20241031103228.0 230607s2023 nyua 000 1 eng 2022034645 9780593535974 0593535979 (OCoLC)1381364787 AJM 813/.6 23/eng/20220916 J23837 .l James, Tania, author 18715 Loot / Tania James A novel First edition New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023 289 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier "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 sons from British captivity. Working alongside the legendary French clockmaker Monsieur du Leze, Abbas hones his craft and learns to read French and then meets Jehane, the daughter of one of du Leze's fellow expatriats. When du Leze is finally permitted to return home to Paris, he begs Abbas to accompany him. But by the time Abbas travels to Europe, the palace has been looted by British forces, and the tiger automaton disappears. To prove himself and make a livelihood in Paris-with the lovely Jehane at his side-Abbas must retrieve the tiger from an estate in the English countryside, where it is displayed in a collection of plundered Moorish and Oriental Art"-- Provided by publisher India History 18th century Fiction 18716 France History 1789-1900 Fiction 18717 Novels. lcgft 50 .b178922183 ddc BOOK 30205 30205 ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ AF 2024-10-31 28.00 JAME 66697 2024-10-31 2024-10-31 BOOK 1