Twelve Secrets in the Caucasus
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2008
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Maurer, Hans J (Verlag)
978-3-929345-37-7 (ISBN)
Maurer, Hans J (Verlag)
978-3-929345-37-7 (ISBN)
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Essad Bey, the sickly son of an oil millionaire from Baku, Azerbaijan, receives permission from his father to spend the summer with his "milk brother” (that is, with whom he was nursed by the same Caucasian nanny) Ali Khan, passing the holiday in his home village in the wild Caucasus. So the two set out, under the custody of a wise attendant, into an archaic world in which chivalry counted more than buying power and poets were more highly regarded than princes – into a country in which, as a kind of curiosity shop of world history, all that is outlived and forgotten was loyally preserved.
This is Essad Bey’s second book, which was first published in English in 1931. In it the author draws upon his Oriental imaginative powers, conjuring a vast panorama of the Caucasus, its people and customs. The result is a fresh and densely atmospheric work, even if not always laying claim to scientific accuracy. Often adding a touch of imagination, the author succeeds in bringing the heart and soul of this archaic world to life, which he had himself experienced and learned to love as a child.
This is Essad Bey’s second book, which was first published in English in 1931. In it the author draws upon his Oriental imaginative powers, conjuring a vast panorama of the Caucasus, its people and customs. The result is a fresh and densely atmospheric work, even if not always laying claim to scientific accuracy. Often adding a touch of imagination, the author succeeds in bringing the heart and soul of this archaic world to life, which he had himself experienced and learned to love as a child.
Essad Bey was born in 1905, his birth was registered in Kiev. He grew up in Baku. His father gained his wealth in the oil business. When the Russian Revolution broke out, both fled their home country and arrived 1921 in Berlin. Lev converted to Islam in 1922 and assumed the name Essad Bey. Before he died in Italy in 1942 at the age of 36 years, he'd written 16 books, among with are two novels under the pseudonym of Kurban Said, “Ali and Nino” and “The Girl from the Golden Horn”. He also wrote countless articles for newspapers and many adventure stories for magazines.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 29.2.2008 |
|---|---|
| Nachwort | Tom Reiss |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 359 g |
| Einbandart | Paperback |
| Themenwelt | Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Europa |
| Schlagworte | Abchasien • Aserbaidschan • Georgien • HC/Reiseberichte, Reiseerzählungen/Europa • Kaukasus • Mingrelien |
| ISBN-10 | 3-929345-37-4 / 3929345374 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-929345-37-7 / 9783929345377 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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