Prisoner of the infidels : the memoir of an Ottoman Muslim in seventeenth-century Europe
Osman Ağa, active 1671-17252021
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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.
Main title:
Prisoner of the infidels : the memoir of an Ottoman Muslim in seventeenth-century Europe / Osman of Timişoara ; edited, translated and introduced by Giancarlo Casale.
Author:
Osman Ağa, active 1671-1725, authorCasale, Giancarlo, editor, translator
Imprint:
Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2021.
Collation:
199 pages : maps (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Turkish.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780520383395 (pbk)
Dewey class:
943.6031092943.6031
Language:
EnglishTurkish
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BRN:
598442