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The Lion House Christopher de Bellaigue

The Lion House von Christopher de Bellaigue

The Lion House Christopher de Bellaigue

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The Lion House Zusammenfassung

The Lion House: The Coming of A King Christopher de Bellaigue

'There are books that enlarge the mind, there are books that enrich the soul, but rarely comes a book so beautifully written and profound that it manages to do both' ELIF SHAFAK

An immersive reconstruction of the life of the most feared and powerful man of the sixteenth century - from the Baillie Gifford Prize shortlisted author of The Islamic Enlightenment

'Reads like the most gripping fiction ... could very well be Netflix's next epic' Radio Times
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Venice, 1522. Intelligence arrives from the east confirming Europe's greatest fear: the vastly rich Ottoman Sultan has all he needs to wage total war - and his sights are set on Rome. With Christendom divided, Suleyman the Magnificent has his hand on its throat.

From the palaces of Istanbul to the blood-soaked fields of central Europe and the scorched coasts of north Africa, The Lion House pioneers a bold new style of eye-witness history to tell a true story of power at its most glittering, personal and perilous: Suleyman's rise to become the most feared and powerful man of the sixteenth century.

It is a journey built on brutal choices and intimate relationships - with the Greek slave who becomes his closest friend, the Venetian plutocrat who sells him gems and wins him allies, the Russian consort who steals his heart. Within a decade, Suleyman has mastery over millions of souls, from Baghdad to the walls of Vienna, while his pirate admiral Barbarossa dominates the Mediterranean. And yet the real drama takes place in small rooms and whispered conversations: as the Sultan exchanges love letters with his own vizier; as he awakes in terror after dreaming of his own assassination.

The Lion House is not just the story of two civilisations in an existential duel and of one of the most consequential lives in world history. It is a tale of the timeless pull of power, dangerous to live with, deadly to live without.

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'A magic talent' ORHAN PAMUK, Nobel Laureate in Literature

'Non-fiction with the readability of a thriller' VICTORIA HISLOP, author of The Island

'Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand political ambition' ROBERT PESTON, Political Editor ITV News

'Riveting and expert' PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads

'Narrated with a verve and flair that make the characters burst from the pages' EUGENE ROGAN, author of The Fall of the Ottomans

The Lion House Bewertungen

Rarely comes a book so beautifully written and profound -- ELIF SHAFAK, author of The Island of Missing Trees
Christopher de Bellaigue has a magic talent for writing history -- ORHAN PAMUK, Nobel Laureate in Literature
Non-fiction with the readability of a thriller. Unputdownable -- VICTORIA HISLOP, author of The Island
Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand political ambition and the role of narcissistic leaders and scheming courtiers in any age -- ROBERT PESTON, Political Editor ITV News
De Bellaigue is a riveting and expert guide to the story of Suleyman's quest for power -- PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads
Narrated with a verve and flair that make the characters burst from the pages. Outstanding history and an incredibly good read -- EUGENE ROGAN, author of The Fall of the Ottomans
Reads like the most gripping fiction ... could very well be Netflix's next epic * Radio Times *
Poised effortlessly between two worlds and two ages, a book as pungent and mysterious as the age it depicts -- RORY STEWART, former British Cabinet Minister and author of The Places In Between
Sensuous and scholarly, meticulously researched and deliciously irreverent, The Lion House is an intoxicating journey through the Ottomans' golden age -- AMBERIN ZAMAN, correspondent, Al-Monitor, Turkey correspondent for the Economist (1999-2016) and Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, DC
The Lion House presents a historical universe that captivates and astonishes and is near-impossible to put down. A superb example of historical literature and research -- RICHARD WHATMORE, Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews
Full of breath-taking events at the cross-roads of empires at a moment in history when notions such as Europe, Asia, Christianity and Islam were infinitely more fluid and permeable than they are today -- KEREM OKTEM, Professor of International Relations at Ca' Foscari University, Venice

Über Christopher de Bellaigue

Christopher de Bellaigue is the award-winning author of five books, including The Islamic Enlightenment, which was shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-fiction and the Orwell Prize for Political Writing in 2017.

As a reporter in the 1990s and 2000s, he covered the politics and invasions that shaped Turkey, the Middle East and South Asia for, among others, the Economist, Guardian and New York Review of Books. He has also made television and radio programmes and has lectured at universities and in boardrooms around the world.

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR012128110
9781847922397
1847922392
The Lion House: The Coming of A King Christopher de Bellaigue
Christopher de Bellaigue
Gebraucht - Sehr Gut
Gebundene Ausgabe
Vintage Publishing
2022-03-03
304
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