Die Autobiographie des Dolmetschers 'Osman Aga aus Temeschwar

Summary

'Osman Aga was the son of an Ottoman officer settled in the town of Temeschwar, in the West of present-day Rumania. Entering the army in his turn he was taken prisoner by the Austrians and most of his autobiography is concerned with the eleven years he spent in captivity and his eventual escape in 1699.

Product details

• Authors: Richard F. Kreutel, Osman Aga
• Assisted by: Richard Kreutel (Editor)
• Publisher: Gibb Memorial Trust
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.1980
• EAN: 9780906094075
• ISBN: 978-0-906094-07-5
• No. of pages: 146
• Illustrations: p
• Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Turkish Studies; Gibb Memorial Trust Turkish St
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries