Michael David Lukas
Författare till The Oracle of Stamboul
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Verk av Michael David Lukas
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Taggad
Allmänna fakta
- Födelsedag
- 1979
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Oakland, California, USA
- Bostadsorter
- Turkey
Tel Aviv, Israel
Tunisia
Oakland, California, USA - Utbildning
- Brown University
University of Maryland
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Recensioner
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Statistik
- Verk
- 2
- Även av
- 2
- Medlemmar
- 604
- Popularitet
- #41,611
- Betyg
- 3.7
- Recensioner
- 60
- ISBN
- 27
- Språk
- 3
This work of historical fiction takes us to 19th-century Stamboul, seat of the Ottoman Empire (now, Istanbul, Turkey). When her mother dies as Eleanora Cohen is born, a flock of hoopoes suddenly appears. Two midwives appear mysteriously to deliver the child and begin caring for her; they claim to have “read the signs.” Raised by her father, a carpet merchant, she is indulged and cosseted. Clearly intelligent (she is reading advanced works at an early age), she manages to stowaway on his voyage to Stamboul. Eventually, Eleanora charms and intrigues the sultan, himself, with her precocious intellect and astute observations.
I was completely enchanted by this tale. In may ways it reads like a fairy tale, with castles and secret passages, court intrigue and wicked stepmothers, and, of course, the mysterious flock of hoopoes which follow Eleanora wherever she goes.
The writing is atmospheric and mystical. There were times when I had to remind myself of the setting in the late 19th century.
There were a couple of threads that disappeared without a satisfying conclusion, and the ending is ambiguous. But, on the whole, I was great entertained by this novel.
Mozhan Marno does a wonderful job of performing the audiobook. He really brought the setting and the characters to life for me.… (mer)