Portraying the late King Hussein of Jordan in a fencing match makes for a good novel plot, but it’s also bold. I wonder how many Jordanians would venture to write a fictionalised tale about King Hussein, the founding father of modern Jordan, without the risk of offending, crossing a line, or even rattling the unspoken but well-known rule of Lèse-majesté. “My father was indeed one of King Hussein’s fencing partners – and repeatedly the ‘favourite'” Diana Abu Jaber, who is Jordanian American took the plunge with her most recent novel, Fencing with the King, which according to her, is based on ac…