Death and the Dervish (Writings From An Unbound Europe)

Rakic, Bogdan

ISBN 10: 0810112973 / ISBN 13: 9780810112971

Published by Northwestern University Press, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Death and the Dervish (Writings From An Unbound Europe)
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810112973
• ISBN 13: 9780810112971
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Death and the Dervish is an acclaimed novel by Bosnian writer Mesa Selimovic. It recounts the story of Sheikh Nuruddin, a dervish residing in an Islamic monastery in Sarajevo in the eighteenth century during the Ottoman Turk hegemony over the Balkans. When his brother is arrested, he must descend into the Kafkaesque world of the Ottoman authorities in his search to discover what happened to him. He narrates his story in the form of an elaborate suicide note, regularly misquoting the Koran. In time, he begins to question his relations with society as a whole and, eventually, his life choices in general.

Hugely successful when published in the 1960s, Death and the Dervish is an enduring classic made into a feature length film in 1974.

About the Author

MESA SELIMOVIC (1910–1982) was born in Tuzla, Bosnia. A writer of numerous award-winning novels, including The Fortress, he was among the most popular novelists in Yugoslavia.