ISBN: 9781908236142

Vladislav Bajac's novel Hamam Balkania has won five awards, been printed in seven bestselling editions, and has finally come to the UK. In the tradition of great modern Serbian novelists,… Altro …

Vladislav Bajac's novel Hamam Balkania has won five awards, been printed in seven bestselling editions, and has finally come to the UK. In the tradition of great modern Serbian novelists, Bajac twists and weaves a tale between old and new, modern and rusted, East and West, water and fire. This is a book that lives in two parts - one set in the Ottoman empire of the 16th century, and the other in our own 21st century reality. Here we have the story of two friends, both taken as children from their homes and inducted into the Turkish Sultan's private guard: Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, the Serbian shepherd boy who rose to the position of Grand Vizier and Koca Mimar Sinan, the 'Michelangelo of the East'. Between them they represent both destruction and creation, while at the same time providing us with a harrowing insight into the heart of religion and identity. Back in our own time, we hear the voice of the author, sharing with us his experiences in the modern world, and his musings on faith, identity and nation. This is a truly ambitious book that rewards the reader with insights into some of the great questions of our time. The author's home country of Serbia is fascinated with its Ottoman roots, and this novel is no exception. Bajac takes the lives of ancient figures and weaves them together with flashing, real, and dirty characters from Western society's recent past - his stories at times dipping their pen into the well of memoir. Bajac has rubbed elbows with Leonard Cohen, and shared words and stages with literary greats - none of that is lost on the reader here. Two stories collide in the reader's mind, not on the pages, as if learning two different histories from two separate professors. This is at once a story of friendship, and a book of warning: do we really know that which we believe we know so well? Books<

2014, ISBN: 1908236140

[EAN: 9781908236142], Neubuch, [PU: Istros Books], FICTION / GENERAL, nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This is a book that lives in two parts - one set in t… Altro …

[EAN: 9781908236142], Neubuch, [PU: Istros Books], FICTION / GENERAL, nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - This is a book that lives in two parts - one set in the Ottoman empire of the 16th century, and the other in our own 21st century reality. Here we have the story of two friends, both taken as children from their homes and inducted into the Turkish Sultan's private guard: Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, the Serbian shepherd boy who rose to the position of Grand Vizier and Koca Mimar Sinan, the 'Michelangelo of the East'. Between them they represent both destruction and creation, while at the same time providing us with a harrowing insight into the heart of religion and identity. Back in our own time, we hear the voice of the author, sharing with us his experiences in the modern world, and his musings on faith, identity and nation.Vladislav Bajac is a novelist, story-teller, poet and publisher. He has worked as a journalist and translator from English into Serbian, and has edited dozens of literary texts, including several anthologies and books As an author, he has written 6 novels, 3 collections of short stories and 2 books of poetry. Vladislav Bajac was the vice-president of the Serbian PEN Centre 2008-10 and the founder and president of Geopoetika Publishing., Books<

2014, ISBN: 1908236140

[EAN: 9781908236142], Neubuch, [PU: Istros Books], FICTION LITERARY ERZÄHLENDE LITERATUR, Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. … Altro …

[EAN: 9781908236142], Neubuch, [PU: Istros Books], FICTION LITERARY ERZÄHLENDE LITERATUR, Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. A book that lives in two parts: one in the 16th century Ottoman empire and the other in our own 21st century reality. Here we have the story of 4 friends, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, a Serbian shepherd boy who rose to the position of Grand Vizier and Koca Mimar S., Books<

ISBN: 9781908236142

Paperback. Very Good., 3, Paperback / softback. New. A book that lives in two parts: one in the 16th century Ottoman empire and the other in our own 21st century reality. Here we have th… Altro …

Paperback. Very Good., 3, Paperback / softback. New. A book that lives in two parts: one in the 16th century Ottoman empire and the other in our own 21st century reality. Here we have the story of 4 friends, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, a Serbian shepherd boy who rose to the position of Grand Vizier and Koca Mimar Sinan, the 'Michelangelo of the East'. In our own time, the author and his friend Orhan Pamuk, 6<