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This is a book that lives in two parts - one set in the Ottoman empire of the 16th century, and the other in our own 21st century reality. Here we have the story of two friends, both taken as children from their homes and inducted into the Turkish Sultan's private guard: Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, the Serbian shepherd boy who rose to the position of Grand Vizier and Koca Mimar Sinan, the 'Michelangelo of the East'. Between them they represent both destruction and creation, while at the same time providing us with a harrowing insight into the heart of religion and identity. Back in our own time, we hear the voice of the author, sharing with us his experiences in the modern world, and his musings on faith, identity and nation.
Vladislav Bajac is a novelist, story-teller, poet and publisher. He has worked as a journalist and translator from English into Serbian, and has edited dozens of literary texts, including several anthologies and books As an author, he has written 6 novels, 3 collections of short stories and 2 books of poetry. Vladislav Bajac was the vice-president of the Serbian PEN Centre 2008-10 and the founder and president of Geopoetika Publishing.
Über den Autor / die Autorin
VLADISLAV BAJAC was born in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia in 1954. He studied in the Faculty of Philology in the Department of Yugoslav and World Literature at Belgrade University. He has worked in a variety of disciplines in the arts, amongst them journalism and translation. Currently he is a author and a publisher. His impressive repertoire consists of eleven books - six novels, three collections of short stories, and two books of poetry. He is also the founder and manager of the Centre for Geopoetics Publishing (founded in 1993). Presently Bajac is the director of Geopoetics Publishing in Belgrade. He also served as vice-president of the Serbian PEN Centre (2008-2010).
Zusammenfassung
A book that lives in two parts: one in the 16th century Ottoman empire and the other in our own 21st century reality. Here we have the story of 4 friends, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, a Serbian shepherd boy who rose to the position of Grand Vizier and Koca Mimar Sinan, the 'Michelangelo of the East'. In our own time, the author and his friend Orhan Pamuk
