| The Princes' Islands: Istanbul's Archipelago Contributor(s): Sartorius, Joachim (Author), Brown, Stephen (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1907973001 ISBN-13: 9781907973000 Publisher: Haus Pub. OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Middle East - Turkey - Travel | Special Interest - Literary - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 915.61 |
| Series: Motorbooks International Red Books |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 4.6" W x 8.3" (0.35 lbs) 120 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Off the coast of Istanbul, in the Marmara Sea, lie the Princes Islands, an archipelago of unusual natural beauty, which has long been considered the maritime suburb of the imperial capital on the Bosporus and effectively shaped by its manifold history. The poet Joachim Sartorius draws a loving portrait of the landscape and the light, the political observer Sartorius describes the microcosm, which was always a reflection of Istanbul-Constantinople-Byzantium, while the novelist Sartorius introduces us to the characters, who inhabit this time capsule. |
Contributor Bio(s): Brown, Stephen: - Stephen Brown is a playwright, translator, and cultural critic. His translations from German include Sartorius's The Princes' Islands and Birgit Haustedt's Rilke's Venice.Sartorius, Joachim: - Joachim Sartorius is a German poet, translator, diplomat, festival organizer, and lawyer. He has written five volumes of poetry, as well as numerous other books. In 2011 Sartorius was named a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres. |