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Chargement... Looking for Osmanpar Eric Lawlor
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This book becomes much more interesting once the author gets out of Istanbul and into the hinterlands of Turkey. By and large, this book presents a fairly realistic look at what it's like to travel in a Turkey. My biggest frustration with the book is with the publisher who did not find it worthwhile to commission a map showing the path of Mr. Lawlor's travels. ( ) aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Inspired by the romantic Orientalists of the nineteenth century Eric Lawlor went to Turkey in search of exotic splendor: the fez; a luxurious massage; and the likes of Osman, a legendary knave and con man. What he found is a country in which he fez has been banned since the 1920s, the baths are as brutal as police interrogations, and rogues like Osman have given way to young professionals seeking Turkish entry into the European Economic Community. But in the process of looking for Osman, Eric Lawlor has given us a book of splendid observation and delicious humor -- and a Turkey m which bazaars still hum amid the newness and Mohammed's footprints are still on display. As attuned to the eccentricities of his fellow Western travelers as he is to the oddities of his hosts, Eric Lawlor is a wonderful guide. And Looking for Osman is a pungent and poetic exploration of a country that surpasses all our notions of the exotic. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)914.9610438History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in Europe Other European Countries Balkan Peninsula Turkish Thrace; IstanbulClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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