The Oracle of Stamboul: A Novel
Feb 2011 · Harper Collins
4.2star
5 reviews
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Set in the heart of the exotic Ottoman Empire during the first years of its chaotic decline, Michael David Lukas’ elegantly crafted, utterly enchanting debut novel follows a gifted young girl who dares to charm a sultan—and change the course of history, for the empire and the world. An enthralling literary adventure, perfect for readers entranced by the mixture of historical fiction and magical realism in Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass, Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red, or Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, Lukas’ evocative tale of prophesy, intrigue, and courage unfolds with the subtlety of a Turkish mosaic and the powerful majesty of an epic for the ages.
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4.2
5 reviews
C Wolfe
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July 27, 2019
This book is well-written and descriptive, but it's hard to get behind a nine-year-old protagonist who appears to have the personality of a wet loaf of bread. The supporting characters are bland and predictable, and the book has no plot. The best part about this novel is the descriptive language...the worst part is the main character.
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Alina
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February 2, 2017
The Oracle of Stamboul is a charming read. Its protagonist is quite fascinating to follow and the worlds presented are impossible not to be drawn in by. The ending, perhaps a little different than expected or desired, does not (for me anyway) ruin this story. Also, I really want to get into The Hourglass now.
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AURORA ALVAREZ
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March 10, 2023
excellent. read in one day
About the author
MICHAEL DAVID LUKAS has been a Fulbright scholar in Turkey, a late-shift proofreader in Tel Aviv and a Rotary scholar in Tunisia. He is a graduate of Brown University and the University of Maryland, and his writing has been published in the Virginia Quarterly Review, Slate, National Geographic Traveler and the Georgia Review. Lukas lives in Oakland, California, less than a mile from where he was born. When he isn’t writing,he teaches creative writing to third- and fourth-graders. Visit him online at www.michaeldavidlukas.com.
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