Evliya Çelebi was the Orhan Pamuk of the 17th century, the Pepys of the Ottoman world - a diligent, adventurous and honest recorder with a puckish wit and humour. He is in the pantheon of the great travel-writers of the world, though virtually unknown to western readers. This br…
Evliya Çelebi was the Orhan Pamuk of the 17th century, the Pepys of the Ottoman world - a diligent, adventurous and honest recorder with a puckish wit and humour. He is in the pantheon of the great travel-writers of the world, though virtually unknown to western readers. This br…
"Evliya Celebi was the Orhan Pamuk of the 17th century, the Pepys of the Ottoman world. This brand new translation by the foremost scholar of his age, brings Evliya sparkling back to life, so that we can relish his charm and intelligence once more, whether he is describing high …
Evliya Çelebi was the Orhan Pamuk of the 17th century, the Pepys of the Ottoman world - a diligent, adventurous and honest recorder with a puckish wit and humour. He is in the pantheon of the great travel-writers of the world, though virtually unknown to western readers. This tr…
Selections from the writings of the 17th-century Ottoman who travelled for 40 years before dying in Cairo in about 1685.
"Evliya Celebi was the Orhan Pamuk of the 17th century, the Pepys of the Ottoman world. This brand new translation by the foremost scholar of his age, brings Evliya sparkling back to life, so that we can relish his charm and intelligence once more, whether he is describing high …
"Despite communist incursions and tribal insurrection, Norman Lewis describes a land of breath-taking natural beauty peopled by the gentle Burmese. This is a country where Buddhist beliefs spare even the rats, where the Director of Prisons quotes Chaucer and where three-day thea…
