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Omer pacha Latas
Omer pacha Latas: roman | Ivo Andríc
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Roman de peintre ou d'un joueur d'échecs, ce livre relate la vie du général d'origine croate Omer pacha Latas, envoyé en Bosnie en 1850 par le sultan Abdul Medjid pour y imposer l'autorité turque. La Bosnie, si elle dépend alors d'Istambul, est en réalité menée par ses knez, dont le premier, le Voïvode Zimonitch, règne sur la région de Sarajevo. Ces knez, Omer pacha va chercher à les contraindre ; eux s'attacheront à plier, à craindre, à attendre surtout. Autour de ce duel, comme en promenant ses yeux sur un échiquier, les figures se croisent, se rencontrent : la reine, épouse du séraskier, le fou, Costache Nenisanu, qui perd la raison par amour, la tour, ce serviteur du pacha qui le protège et pourvoie à ses vices, les soldats, anciens autrichiens ou croates islamisés. L'art de la miniature à l'échelle d'une fresque, par le plus célèbre des écrivains yougoslaves (Prix Nobel 1961).
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Vansa
Omer Pasha Latas | Ivo Andríc
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It's the yearly NYRB book sale!I need your help,intelligent folks of #NYRBbookclub,what books would you recommend I get?I usually never buy anything because shipping is too expensive,but will have some relatives visiting in a few months who can carry...up to 4 books,I'm hoping?Please give me your recommendations!

Billypar Sorry to have missed this post originally! I have my top 5 recommendations below in case you didn't get enough during that sale and want to take advantage of the 30% off sale this weekend: 1) The True Deceiver by Tove Jansson, 2) The Door by Magda Szabo, 3) The Invention of Morel by Adolfo Bioy Casares, 4) Basic Black with Pearls by Helen Weinzweig, and 5) Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner 1y
Vansa @Billypar thanks for the recommendations! Already bought 5 though😀 1y
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Therewillbebooks
Omer Pasha Latas | Ivo Andríc
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I know you're never supposed to judge a book by its cover but this is cool. Thinking about making it the June #botm for the podcast.

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DannyOlda
Omer Pasha Latas | Ivo Andríc
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My daughter is sick and I keep checking in on her as she is getting to sleep and this paragraph comes up.

Megabooks 💙💙 5y
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Marco66
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Mehso-so

Just happened to read this 📚 taking dust on my shelf 😊in French when I saw it is being published right now in English, with an intro from the great William Vollman.
The book is about a true historical character. Omer pacha is a man of Serbian ascent converted to Islam, and sent by the Ottoman to stem turmoils in Bosnia in 1850. It is a series of portraits a bit dull and flat of the persons surrounding Omer pacha. Barely worth the reading...