by Antonio Muñoz Molina · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788408024958
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«Córdoba de los Omeyas» is the historical essay by Antonio Muñoz Molina on Umayyad Córdoba, published by Planeta in paperback (285 pages, in Spanish).
This essay traces the history of Córdoba as the capital of al-Andalus during the Umayyad Caliphate, from the proclamation of Abd al-Rahman III to its fragmentation into the taifa kingdoms. It pays particular attention to the city's intellectual and monumental legacy: the Great Mosque, Madinat al-Zahra, and figures such as Averroes and Maimonides.
Published in 1998, it belongs to the 'Escritores y sus ciudades' collection by Booket, as stated on the cover.
For readers interested in the history of al-Andalus and the prose of Antonio Muñoz Molina.
Antonio Muñoz Molina is a Spanish writer, a full member of the Royal Spanish Academy since 8 June 1995. He received the 1991 Premio Planeta, the 2013 Jerusalem Prize, and the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award for literature.
