The City of Brass Setting

S. A Chakraborty
This Study Guide consists of approximately 65 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The City of Brass.
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The City of Brass Setting

S. A Chakraborty
This Study Guide consists of approximately 65 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The City of Brass.
This section contains 895 words
(approx. 3 pages at 400 words per page)
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Yaqub's Shop

Yaqub’s shop is where Nahri sends her marks to get healing herbs. The chaotic shop has a battered bell and is filled with mismatched shelves on top of which sit dusty vials, tiny baskets, and crumbling ceramic jars. Animal parts and dried herbs hang from the ceiling, and clay pots sit on the floor.

El Arafa

El Arafa is “The City of the Dead” where Nahri first encounters the ifrits. All of Cairo is buried here; at the beginning of the book many new burials have occurred because of a recent plague. The place smells of old fire, and one can hear the sound of fighting cats among the domed tombs. The tombs are dark, ancient, and neglected.

Oasis

The oasis is the first place where Nahri and Dara stop when they are on the run from the ifrits. This small stretch of fertile ground is...

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