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Samarkand

Maalouf, Amin
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historical fiction historical epic past tense third limited POV ~401 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic lyrical oppressive

A historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence, romance.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 85
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 40
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 90
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 45%
noneexplicit
Humor 25%
seriouscomedic
Romance 75%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count100,271
Page count~401 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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