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'Exuberant, epic and comic, fantastical and realistic . . . like all good stories it conveys deeper meanings about human experience' Financial Times
Sixteenth century Istanbul
- a city of wonder and danger
When a young boy, Jahan, arrives with a gift for the Sultan - a rare white elephant called Chota - the pair are sent to the palace's prized menagerie. There they learn to guard against the scheming of animal tamers, gypsies, deceitful courtiers and the beautiful, mischievous Princess Mihrimah.
Welcomed into this strange, beguiling land, Jahan and Chota travel to the furthest corners of the Sultan's kingdom - and to war. But when one day Jahan meets the royal architect, Sinan, he is given the chance to rise in court. To accept is to the enter marble halls walked by Princess Mihrimah, where the treacherous also plot - a true place of wonders and dangers . . .
'Fascinating. A vigorous evocation of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power' Sunday Times
'Intricate, multi-layered, resplendent, vividly evoked, beautifully written' Observer
'Sumptuous, absorbing, moving' Independent on Sunday
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Descripción Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. A sweeping, magical novel from Elif Shafak set in 16th-century Istanbul, bursting with colour, romance and white elephantsWhen Jahan travels to 16th-century Istanbul as a stowaway carrying the gift of a white elephant for the sultan, little does he know the journey on which he is about to embark.As he settles into life in Istanbul, Jahan's fortunes are shaped by chance encounters. In the palace gardens he meets Mihrimah, the beautiful and mischievous princess, and loses his heart in an instant. Later he catches the eye of Grand Architect Sinan, who chooses Jahan as his apprentice and changes the young boy's destiny forever.Full of magic, colour and societal upheaval in the architectural renaissance of Turkey, this is the sweeping tale of plagues, wars, forbidden romance and the simple love between a boy and his elephant. Sixteenth century Istanbul: a stowaway arrives in the city bearing an extraordinary gift for the Sultan. The boy is utterly alone in a foreign land, with no worldly possessions to his name except Chota, a rare white elephant destined for the palace menagerie. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780241970942
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