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Beschreibung
In despair at having no son to succeed him the King of Turkey leaves his palace to live in seclusion. Soon after however he encounters four wandering dervishes - three princes and a rich merchant from Persia Yemen and China - who have been guided to Turkey by a supernatural force that prophesied their meeting. The five men sit together in the dead of night each in turn telling the tale of lost love that led him to renounce the world. As their stories within stories unfold a magnificent world is revealed of courtly intrigue and romance fairies and djinn oriental gardens and lavish feasts adventures and mishaps. A Tale of Four Dervishes (1803) is an exquisite example of Urdu fiction that provides a fascinating glimpse into the customs beliefs and people of the time.
In despair at having no son to succeed him the King of Turkey leaves his palace to live in seclusion. Soon after however he encounters four wandering dervishes - three princes and a rich merchant from Persia Yemen and China - who have been guided to Turkey by a supernatural force that prophesied their meeting. The five men sit together in the dead of night each in turn telling the tale of lost love that led him to renounce the world. As their stories within stories unfold a magnificent world is revealed of courtly intrigue and romance fairies and djinn oriental gardens and lavish feasts adventures and mishaps. A Tale of Four Dervishes (1803) is an exquisite example of Urdu fiction that provides a fascinating glimpse into the customs beliefs and people of the time.
Details
Empfohlen (von): 18
Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780140455182
ISBN-10: 0140455183
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Amman, Mir
Übersetzung: Zakir, Mohammed
Hersteller: Penguin Classics
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Mir Amman
Erscheinungsdatum: 28.08.2007
Gewicht: 0,196 kg
Artikel-ID: 133969408