An Ottoman Traveller
Selections from the Book of Travels of Evliya Celebi
$44.95
- Paperback
482 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2011
Summary
‘Evliya Çelebi was the widest-eyed, most intensely curious … and prolific travelwriter the Ottoman world ever produced. A learned and perceptive gentleman-observer from courtly Istanbul at the height of its power, Evilya’s work records and preserves an entire world otherwise lost to history. A proper edition of his massive work has long been overdue, and Robert Dankoff magnificently translates the highlights … a book which is likely to change for ever our perceptions of the Ottoman Empire.’ — William Dalrymple
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781906011581 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1906011583 |
| Author: | Evliya Celebi, Robert Dankoff, Sooyong Kim |
| Publisher: | Eland Publishing Ltd |
| Imprint: | Eland Publishing Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 482 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2011 |
| Weight: | 708g |
| Dimensions: | 41mm x 148mm x 220mm |
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Critics Review
‘Evliya Çelebi was the widest- eyed, most intensely curious, inquisitive and prolific travel writer the Ottoman world ever produced.’ William Dalrymple, Times Literary Supplement
‘Pages abound with vivid, and often unique, descriptions of oil wells in Baku and cats in Ardabil, court protocol in Crimea and acrobatics in Diyarbekır.’ Philip Mansel, Spectator
‘Ottoman historians have long kept Evliya Çelebi to themselves, and now the secret is out.’ Caroline Finkel,
author of Osman’s Dream
‘If you can imagine a writer who is a combination of Samuel Pepys, Falstaff and the courtier Prince de Ligne … then you will approach the fascinating talent of Evliya Çelebi.’ Simon Sebag Montefiore, Financial Times
Evliya Celebi
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