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In a career spanning four decades, award-winning author Diana Wynne Jones (1934-2011) wrote more than forty books of fantasy for young readers. Characterized by magic, multiple universes, witches and wizards, and a charismatic nine-lived enchanter, her books are filled with unlimited imagination, dazzling plots, and an effervescent sense of humor that earned her legendary status in the world of fantasy.

Summary

Abdullah was a young and not very prosperous carpet dealer. His father, who had been disappointed in him, had left him only enough money to open a modest booth in the bazaar. When he was not selling carpets, Abdullah spent his time daydreaming. In his dreams, he was not the son of his father, but the long-lost son of a prince. There was also a princess who had been betrothed to him at birth.