An Ottoman traveller : selections from the book of travels of Evliya Çelebi
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An Ottoman traveller : selections from the book of travels of Evliya Çelebi
Eland, 2010
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Translated from the Turkish
Includes bibliographical references (p. [472]-476) and index
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Evliya Celebi 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 brand new translation by the foremost scholar of his age, brings Evliya sparkling to life, so that we can relish his charm and intelligence once more, whether he is describing high jinks in the bathhouses, being kidnapped by bandits, Ottoman Istanbul in its baroque heyday or a worldwide convention of trapeze artists.
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