The collector of worlds
Troyanov, Iliya2009
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A prize-winning bestseller on the continent, this novel is based on the life of Sir Richard Burton, the famous explorer whose translation of the 'Arabian Nights' scandalized Victorian society. Troyanov imagines Burton through the eyes of an Indian servant, an Ottoman governor, and a former slave who acted as Burton's guide.
Main title:
The collector of worlds / Iliya Troyanov ; translated by William Hobson.
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Imprint:
London : Faber, 2009.
Collation:
464 p.
Notes:
This translation originally published: 2008.Translated from the German.
ISBN:
9780571236541 (pbk)0571236545 (pbk)
Dewey class:
833.9'14
Language:
EnglishGerman
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BRN:
547550
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