Jason Goodwin

Lords of the Horizons

A History of the Ottoman Empire

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Very readable history of the Ottoman Empire. 'A fascinating read... he writes with an appropriate )elan( and balances the sweep of great events with a host of revealing and sometimes pungent details... ' )The Times(. 'Brilliant and beautifully written' )Daily Telegraph(. Reissue.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Vintage Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. März 1999
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 270g
• ISBN-13: 9780099994008
• ISBN-10: 0099994003
• Artikelnr.: 21262383

Autorenporträt

Jason Godwin is a historian, journalist and travel writer. He has travelled extensively in Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia and India; his first book, The Gunpowder Gardens: Travels through India and China in search of Tea, was shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Awards, 1991, and his second, On Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul, was the winner of the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, 1993. He is also the author of several crime novels, and in 2007 was awarded the Edgar Award for Best Novel for The Janissary Tree.