{"product_id":"books-the-collector-of-worlds-by-iliya-troyanov","title":"The Collector of Worlds","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003e\"Iliya Troyanov has turnedBurton's unbelievable life into believable fiction, achieving a rounded and satisfying portrait that traditional biography could never match.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e --\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break\"\u003e \u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003eThe Collector of Worlds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cspan style=\"FONT-SIZE: 10pt\"\u003eis a fictionalized account of the infamous life and times of Sir Richard Francis Burton--the British colonial officer stationed inIndiawho made the Haj toMecca, discovered the source of theNile, spoke twenty-nine languages, and translated\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eA Thousand and One Arabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eKama Sutra\u003c\/i\u003e into English. The winner of the fiction prize of Germany's Leipzig Book Fair in 2006 and the Berlin Literary Award,\u003ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal\"\u003eThe Collector of Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e is a brilliant re-imagining of a richly eventful, truly incredible life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53506318303505,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780061351945.jpg?v=1778109765","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-collector-of-worlds-by-iliya-troyanov","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}