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The collector of worlds
By Troyanov, Iliya & Trojanow, Ilija & Hobson, Will
- ISBN
- 978-0-06135-193-8
- Publisher
- New York : Ecco, c2009.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 2009
Sir Richard Francis Burton's (1821-90) facility in learning languages and assimilating into indigenous cultures made him an enigma to other British colonial officers. The accounts from various narrators who describe his exploits in this German prize-winning novel leave him an enigma to readers as well. Burton's Indian servant relates his memories to a scribe who reworks the story furt...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
