The Janissary Tree
Published on 3. July 2008
Audio
CD-Audio
978-0-571-24032-6 (ISBN)
Description
A concubine is strangled in the Sultan's palace harem, and a young cadet is found butchered in the streets of Istanbul. It is up to the eunuch Yashim to delve deep into the city's crooked alleyways, and deeper still into its tumultuous past.
Brilliantly evoking Isanbul in the 1830s, The Janissary Tree is a bloody, witty and fast-paced literary thriller with a spectacular cast.
Brilliantly evoking Isanbul in the 1830s, The Janissary Tree is a bloody, witty and fast-paced literary thriller with a spectacular cast.
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Series
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Edition type
Unabridged edition
Dimensions
Height: 125 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Duration
Dauer: 300 min
Weight
191 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-571-24032-6 (9780571240326)
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Jason Goodwin studied Byzantine history at Cambridge University and is the author of Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire, among other books of cultural history and travel. He lives in Sussex, England, is married with four children, speaks French and German and once walked to Istanbul from Poland. This is the first of a series of novels featuring Yashim.
Andrew Sachs is best known for his 12 week stint as Manuel in Fawlty Towers. His other screen credits are many, from The History of Mr. Polly to a Horizon special (as Einstein) and from Shakespeare to the Tommy Cooper Show. He has written and performed in countless radio plays. Andrew is frequently heard as narrator of documentaries and was voted Performer of the Year at the Spoken Word Awards. Andrew Sachs is best known for his 12 week stint as Manuel in Fawlty Towers. His other screen credits are many, from The History of Mr. Polly to a Horizon special (as Einstein) and from Shakespeare to the Tommy Cooper Show. He has written and performed in countless radio plays. Andrew is frequently heard as narrator of documentaries and was voted Performer of the Year at the Spoken Word Awards.
Andrew Sachs is best known for his 12 week stint as Manuel in Fawlty Towers. His other screen credits are many, from The History of Mr. Polly to a Horizon special (as Einstein) and from Shakespeare to the Tommy Cooper Show. He has written and performed in countless radio plays. Andrew is frequently heard as narrator of documentaries and was voted Performer of the Year at the Spoken Word Awards. Andrew Sachs is best known for his 12 week stint as Manuel in Fawlty Towers. His other screen credits are many, from The History of Mr. Polly to a Horizon special (as Einstein) and from Shakespeare to the Tommy Cooper Show. He has written and performed in countless radio plays. Andrew is frequently heard as narrator of documentaries and was voted Performer of the Year at the Spoken Word Awards.