Night of the Golden Butterfly Asia Pacific Triennial or in the tropics of

or in the tropics of Bali

Discover fun facts about the animals in the accompanying booklet

Pat can scarcely pay his rent

From the bustling streets of Palermo to the colourful markets of Cefalu

Drawing on research and decades of observant conversation and deep reading

Night of the Golden Butterfly Asia Pacific Triennial or in the tropics ofTariq Ali 288 pages, paperback Completing an epic panorama that began in fifteenth century Moorish Spain, Night of the Golden Butterfly moves between the cities of the twenty first century, from Lahore to London, from Paris to Beijing. The narrator is rung one morning and reminded that he owes a debt of honor. The creditor is Mohammed Aflatun known as Plato an irascible but gifted painter living in a Pakistan where human dignity has become a wreckage.