Stars over Samarkand. Lame Timur. Campaign fires.
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Stars over Samarkand. Lame Timur. Campaign fires.
19.99 €
Half the world already lies beneath his boots. He has just annexed India. But a peaceful old age is not destined for the great conqueror. Before he can even shake off the dust of the road or wash the blood from his sword, Timur plans a new campaign. This time, to the west, where the Ottoman Empire is increasingly asserting itself. However, the ruler's numerous sons and grandsons are increasingly unwilling to conceal their impatience in anticipation of Timur's death, preparing to begin a struggle for power. Only his youngest grandson, Ulugh Beg, is more interested in the stars in the sky than in earthly riches...
Sergei Borodin's sweeping historical saga about the great conqueror who subjugated countries from Hindustan to the Mediterranean with his iron fist is the fruit not only of the author's in-depth study of the history, everyday life, and customs of the era, but also of his sincere love for the East and its rich cultural heritage. Striving for an accurate and objective portrayal of Timur's era, the writer traveled the roads along which the Iron Lame led his troops. He traveled to Italy, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, North Africa, Yugoslavia, and worked in the book depositories of Egypt, Turkey, and Tunisia. He also spent many hours in the famous Vatican Library in Rome. His work lasted over twenty years, resulting in a series of novels, the fourth of which the writer never completed. But "Stars Over Samarkand" shone brightly in the literary firmament, and nothing has yet eclipsed its power of artistic depiction of the era and fidelity to historical sources.
This edition includes the first two novels in the series: "Lame Timur" and "Bonfires of the Campaign."
Sergei Borodin's sweeping historical saga about the great conqueror who subjugated countries from Hindustan to the Mediterranean with his iron fist is the fruit not only of the author's in-depth study of the history, everyday life, and customs of the era, but also of his sincere love for the East and its rich cultural heritage. Striving for an accurate and objective portrayal of Timur's era, the writer traveled the roads along which the Iron Lame led his troops. He traveled to Italy, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey, North Africa, Yugoslavia, and worked in the book depositories of Egypt, Turkey, and Tunisia. He also spent many hours in the famous Vatican Library in Rome. His work lasted over twenty years, resulting in a series of novels, the fourth of which the writer never completed. But "Stars Over Samarkand" shone brightly in the literary firmament, and nothing has yet eclipsed its power of artistic depiction of the era and fidelity to historical sources.
This edition includes the first two novels in the series: "Lame Timur" and "Bonfires of the Campaign."
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- All books in the series Russian Literature. Big Books
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