by Ilija Trojanow · Imprint unknown · tapa dura · ISBN 9783446206526
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«Der Weltensammler» is the adventure novel by Ilija Trojanow, published by Carl Hanser Verlag in hardcover (473 pages, in German).
The novel follows officer Richard Burton (1821-1890) through India, Arabia and Africa in the 19th century. Instead of imposing British customs, Burton learns languages, immerses himself in foreign religions and travels incognito through the colonies. The narrative alternates with the perspectives of Indian, Arab and African characters.
The novel was originally published in 2006 and won the Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse in the Belletristik category.
For readers of historical fiction and travel literature, interested in colonialism and the encounter between cultures.
Ilija Trojanow, also transliterated as Ilya Troyanov, is a Bulgarian-German writer, translator and publisher.
