Case of Cem
Published on 16. January 2024
301 pages
978-953-351-440-6 (ISBN)
Description
It''s 1481, and as seen from the centers of power in Rome and Venice, the cultures of Europe are under threat from the expansion of the Ottoman Empire. When the exalted Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror dies his eldest son, Bayezid, takes the throne. However, discontented factions within the Ottoman army urge Mehmed''s second son, Cem, a well-educated and experienced warrior, to oppose his brother''s ascension, setting off a ruthless power struggle and forcing Cem into long years of exile, a pawn for European powers that are struggling to maintain the order they have imposed on the continent over the course of centuries.
The Case of Cem, Vera Mutafchieva''s sprawling novel of court intrigue, maintains lasting resonance for being a personal exploration of emigration and loss as told through the historical era during which the politics of the East and West were sketched out with utter clarity. These early lines of demarcation, as voiced through Christian and Muslim emissaries, power hungry rulers, unflinching warriors, and poets, have indelibly influenced the word as we know it today.
The Case of Cem, Vera Mutafchieva''s sprawling novel of court intrigue, maintains lasting resonance for being a personal exploration of emigration and loss as told through the historical era during which the politics of the East and West were sketched out with utter clarity. These early lines of demarcation, as voiced through Christian and Muslim emissaries, power hungry rulers, unflinching warriors, and poets, have indelibly influenced the word as we know it today.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago
United States
File size
1,32 MB
ISBN-13
978-953-351-440-6 (9789533514406)
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Content
- Intro
- Copyright
- Title Page
- Translator's Note
- Foreword
- Part One
- Testimony of the Grand Vizier Nisanci Mehmed Pasha about the Events That Occurred Between May 3 And 5, 1481
- Testimony of Etem, Son of Izmet, about the Events That Occurred Between May 8 And 22, 1481
- First Testimony of the Poet Saadi, Cem's Defterdar
- Second Testimony of the Poet Saadi about the Events Between May 21 And June 15, 1481
- Testimony of Seljuk Hatun on the Events of the Night of June 15, 1481
- Third Testimony of the Poet Saadi on the Events of the Night of June 20, 1481
- Testimony of Qaitbay, the Sultan of Egypt and Syria, on the Events From the Month of June 1481 To the Month of June 1482
- Fourth Testimony of the Poet Saadi on the Events of June 1482
- Fifth Testimony of the Poet Saadi on the Events of June 25, 1482
- First Testimony of Pierre D'aubusson, the Grand Master of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem, on the History and State of That Order
- Second Testimony of Pierre D'aubusson on the Events of July 9-12, 1482
- Sixth Testimony of the Poet Saadi on the Events Between July 10 And 27, 1482
- Part Two
- Third Testimony of Pierre D'aubusson on the Events of July 29, 1482
- Seventh Testimony of the Poet Saadi on the Events of July 30 And 31, 1482
- Fourth Testimony of Pierre D'aubusson on the Events of the Summer of 1482
- Eighth Testimony of the Poet Saadi on the Fall and Winter of the Year 1482
- Ninth Testimony of the Poet Saadi on the Spring of the Year 1483
- Testimony of Hüseyin Bey, Bayezid Khan's Envoy to Rhodes, on the Events of April 1483
- Tenth Testimony of the Poet Saadi on the Summer of the Year 1483
- Testimony of John Kendall, Turcopolier of the Order of the Hospital of St. John in Jerusalem, on the Events From May 1483 To May 1485
- Eleventh Testimony of the Poet Saadi on the Period From October 1483 To June 1484
- Testimony of Battista Spinola, with No Specific Occupation, about the Autumn of 1484
- Second Testimony of John Kendall, Turcopolier of the Order of the Hospital of St. John in Jerusalem, on the Years 1485 To 1487
- Part Three
- Twelfth Testimony of the Poet Saadi on the Years 1485 To 1487
- Testimony of Philippine-Hèléne De Sassenage, Who Took the Veil Under the Name Magdalene, on the Events of the Summer of 1486
- Thirteenth Testimony of the Poet Saadi on the Spring of 1487
- Second Testimony of Philippine-Hèléne De Sassenage about the Same Period
- Fourteenth Testimony of the Poet Saadi on the Months of June 1487 To September 1487
- Part Four
- Excerpts From the Poet Saadi's Diary From the Autumn of 1487 Until the Autumn of 1494
- Testimony of Nicholas of Nicosia, with No Specific Occupation, about the Events of January 1495 In Antalya
- Testimony of Antione De Gimel, Head of the French Royal Guard around Cem Sultan, on the Events From November 1494 To February 1495
- Testimony of Ayas Bey on the Events From January 1499 To May 1499
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