Prisoner of the Infidels: The Memoir of an Ottoman Muslim in Seventeenth-Century Europe

by Osman, Osman of Timisoara, Temevarl Osman Aa

Book Overview

Victor Hugo meets Papillon in this effervescent memoir of war, slavery, and self-discovery, told with aplomb and humor in its first English translation.

A pioneering work of Ottoman Turkish literature, Prisoner of the Infidels brings the seventeenth-century memoir of Osman Agha of Timişoara--slave, adventurer, and diplomat--into English for the first time. The sweeping story of Osman's life begins upon his capture...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520383397
• ISBN13: 9780520383395
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.7"