Byron and the Beauty is loosely based on Byron's biography and takes place during two weeks of October 1809, during his now famous sojourn in the Balkans. Besides being a great love story, this is also a novel about East and West, about Europe and the Balkans, about travel and friendship and cruelty.

Bazdulj marvellously combines facts with imagination, history and romance, resulting in an exceptionally beautiful novel. The author's style has something of the subtle lyricism and chronicle-like tranquillity of his countryman Ivo Andric, but also a touch of the oriental baroque richness associated with Orhan Pamuk, making this a book which is both erudite and innovative, with a daring sense of humour.

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Set during Byron's famous journey across the Balkans in the aurum of 1809, this is a fictional reimagining of a love affair between the famous poet and a local beauty

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781908236289
Publisert
2016-05-23
Utgiver
Vendor
Istros Books
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
95

Forfatter

Om bidragsyterne

Muharem Bazdulj, born in Travnik, Bosnia in 1977, is one of the leading writers of the younger generation to appear in the countries of the former Yugoslavia. He writes in a wide variety of genres, including novels, short stories, poetry, and essays; he is also active as a journalist and a translator. Bazdulj is the author of nine books so far, including the short story collections One Like a Song, 1999, Druga knjiga (Another Book), 2000, The Travnicko trojstvo (The Travnik Three) 2002, Carolija, (Magic) 2008, as well as the novels Koncert (Concert), 2003, Tranzit, kometa, pomracenje (Transit, Comet, Eclipse), 2007 and Sjetva soli ( Sowing Salt ) 2011. The Second Book, a collection of short stories, was published in English translation by Northwestern University Press in 2005.