Borrowing the merchant's horse, he flees at top speed to Samarra, a distance of about 75 miles (125 km), where he believes Death will not find him.
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In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Appointment in Samarra 22nd on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
Samarra | recess appointment | rejection of Roosevelt's recess appointment | '''Paul A. Winn''', as photographed on appointment to board of directors of Canadian Race Relations Foundation | Appointment with Death |