Of Strangers and Bees
- Schrijver: Hamid Ismailov (Oezbekistan)
- Soort boek: Oezbekistaanse roman, sociale roman
- Origineel: Hay-ibn-Yakzan (2001)
- Engelse vertaling: Shelley Fairwater-Vega
- Uitgever: Tilted Axis Press
- Verschenen: 24 oktober 2019
- Omvang; 446 pagina’s
- Uitgave: Paperback / Ebook
Flaptekst van de roman uit Oezbekistan van Hamid Ismailov
In the latest thrilling multi-stranded epic from the award-winning author of The Devils’ Dance, an Uzbek writer in exile traces the fate of the medieval polymath Avicenna, who shaped Islamic thought and science for centuries.
Waking from a portentous dream, Uzbek writer Sheikhov is convinced that the medieval polymath Avicenna lives on, condemned to roam the world. The novel follows Avicenna in various incarnations across the ages from Ottoman Turkey to medieval Germany and Renaissance Italy. Sheikhov plies the same route, though his troubles are distinctly modern as he endures the petty humiliations of exile.
Following the award-winning The Devils’ Dance, Hamid Ismailov has crafted another masterpiece, combining traditional oral storytelling with contemporary global fiction to create a modern Sufi parable about the search for truth and wisdom.