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Osman of Timisoara Prisoner of the Infidels (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Prisoner of the Infidels : the Memoir of an Ottoman Muslim in Seventeenth-Century Europe
- Publication Name
- Prisoner of the Infidels
- Title
- Prisoner of the Infidels
- Subtitle
- The Memoir of an Ottoman Muslim in Seventeenth-Century Europe
- Contributor
- Giancarlo Casale (Edited by)
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0520383397
- EAN
- 9780520383395
- ISBN
- 9780520383395
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Europe / Eastern, World
- Release Date
- 07/09/2021
- Release Year
- 2021
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 7.7in
- Item Width
- 5in
- Item Weight
- 8 Oz
- Series
- World Literature in Translation
- Language
- English
- Publication Year
- 2021
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Victor Hugo meets Papillon in this effervescent memoir of war, slavery, and self-discovery, told with aplomb and humor in its first English translation. A pioneering work of Ottoman Turkish literature, Prisoner of the Infidels brings the seventeenth-century memoir of Osman Agha of Timisoara--slave, adventurer, and diplomat--into English for the first time. The sweeping story of Osman's life begins upon his capture and subsequent enslavement during the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars. Adrift in a landscape far from his home and traded from one master to another, Osman tells a tale of indignation and betrayal but also of wonder and resilience, punctuated with queer trysts, back-alley knife fights, and elaborate ruses to regain his freedom. Throughout his adventures, Osman is forced to come to terms with his personhood and sense of belonging: What does it mean to be alone in a foreign realm and treated as subhuman chattel, yet surrounded by those who see him as an object of exotic desire or even genuine affection? Through his eyes, we are treated to an intimate view of seventeenth-century Europe from the singular perspective of an insider/outsider, who by the end his account can no longer reckon the boundary between Islam and Christendom, between the land of his capture and the land of his birth, or even between slavery and redemption.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520383397
ISBN-13
9780520383395
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13050066728
Product Key Features
Book Title
Prisoner of the Infidels : the Memoir of an Ottoman Muslim in Seventeenth-Century Europe
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Europe / Eastern, World
Publication Year
2021
Genre
History
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.7in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Dr545.O8513 2021
Reviews
With an intimacy that recalls Ibn Battuta...Prisoner of the Infidels provides a useful and entertaining window into 17th-century Europe and the Ottoman-Habsburg wars. This memoir reveals a depth, nuance, and grittiness that standard historical accounts cannot hope to convey. It centers the human experience, covering everything from mosquito bites to separations from, and reunions with, family., Readers will enjoy the combination of Casale's erudition and Osman A_a's straightforward but exciting story., Brilliantly edited and introduced by Giancarlo Casale. . . . Osman's eye-opening reflections on the dilemmas of difference and identity make this a story curiously of our time.
Table of Content
List of Maps Acknowledgments xi A Note on Transcription from Ottoman Turkish A Note on the Translation Introduction: On Being Osman 1. Surrender 2. Ransom 3. Crime and Punishment 4. Death and Resurrection 5. Respite 6. Bonds of Love 7. To the Capital 8. A Friend in Need 9. An Unexpected Turn of Events 10. Into the Lion's Den 11. Grifters 12. To the Border 13. The End Appendix: The Main Characters in Osman's Narrative Notes Index of People Index of Places
Copyright Date
2021
Lccn
2020-053128
Dewey Decimal
943.6/031092 B
Series
World Literature in Translation Ser.
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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