The History of the Caliph Vathek - William Beckford

By William Beckford

Release Date: 2012-02-07

Genre: Fiction & Literature

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The novel chronicles the fall from power of the Caliph Vathek (a fictionalized version of the historical Al-Wathiq), who renounces Islam and engages with his mother, Carathis, in a series of licentious and deplorable activities designed to gain him supernatural powers.

The History of the Caliph Vathek - William Beckford

By William Beckford

Release Date: 2012-02-07

Genre: Fiction & Literature

(0 ratings)
The novel chronicles the fall from power of the Caliph Vathek (a fictionalized version of the historical Al-Wathiq), who renounces Islam and engages with his mother, Carathis, in a series of licentious and deplorable activities designed to gain him supernatural powers.

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