Description
In the dazzling height of the Ottoman Empire, twelve-year-old Johan arrives in Istanbul with a single dream: to become an apprentice to the legendary architect Sinan. As he is drawn into the making of monumental masterpieces—and into the lives of those who shape the court, including the sultan’s daughter—Johan discovers that artistry is never separate from ambition. When jealousy and rivalry ignite among Sinan’s apprentices, the very foundations of their work begin to tremble, revealing dangerous undercurrents beneath the empire’s splendor. Blending historical imagination with Elif Shafak’s signature lyrical storytelling, this novel explores mentorship, identity, and the cost of creation in a world where beauty can conceal peril.
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paperback
Penguin
Published Jan 1, 2015
434 pages
ISBN: 9780525427971
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First Published
2013
Language
eng
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