The Travels of Marco Polo · Character
Abdallatif
- Minor
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 57
Abdallatif is known here through the authority of a physician who also writes, a voice attentive to the human cost of hardship. The text offers no physical portrait, making the force of his presence lie in what he observes and records.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 57
- Books
- 1
Abdallatif appears as a physician and author, cited for his account of the Egyptian famine of A.H. 597 (1200). His presence in the volume is brief and documentary rather than a narrated personal journey; no relationships or changes in his life are described.
Description
No account is given of Abdallatif’s height, build, complexion, hair, eyes, or face. His work identifies him as a physician and author, but the text specifies no clothing, accessories, or distinguishing physical features. Any portrait should leave those details open.
Story so far
BOOK 1The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1
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