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The Collector of Worlds
Der Weltensammler
Ilija Trojanow (born 1965)
Translated by William Hobson
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The Collector of Worlds
HarperCollins · United States · 2009 · 454 pages
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Faber and Faber · United Kingdom · 2008 · 454 pages
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The British colonial officer Sir Richard Burton (1821–1890) was one of the most unusual figures of his century. Here, as a convert to Islam, he lives with a courtesan, travels through Asia, Africa and the Middle East, and spends his life searching for the essence of foreign cultures. A portrait in many voices of an adventurer and eccentric, following him across three continents: an adventure story, a travel book and an ethnographic report in one, set in the borderlands of mystery and secrecy.
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About the book
- Form
- Novel
- Length
- 473 pages in the original
- Genres
- Historical (assigned by AI)
- First published
- 2006 by Carl Hanser Verlag
- Author's age
- 41 when first published
- ISBN
9783446206526 (original)
9780571236534 (Faber and Faber, United Kingdom)
9780061351938 (HarperCollins, United States)
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