{"product_id":"the-sultan-of-byzantium-paperback","title":"The Sultan of Byzantium - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSelçuk Altun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eClifford Endres\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eSelhan Endres\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAltun's prose has a dreamlike urgency--John Ashbery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFighting the Ottoman invaders in Constantinople, Emperor Constantine XI was killed--his body never found.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLegend has it that he escaped in a Genoese ship, cheating certain death at the hands of the Turks and earning himself the title of Immortal Emperor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFive centuries after his disappearance, three mysterious men contact a young professor living in Istanbul. Members of a secret sect, they have guarded the Immortal Emperor's will for generations. They tell him that he is the next emperor in line and that in order to take possession of his fortune he must carry out his ancestor's last wishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is his journey to the heart of a mystery of epic historical significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSel uk Altun\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Artvin, Turkey in 1950. He is a retired banking executive, a bibliophile and philanthropist. His novels, \u003ci\u003eSongs My Mother Never Taught Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMany and Many a Year Ago, \u003c\/i\u003e were listed amongst the top one hundred translated crime fiction by the International Association of Crime Writers. He lives in Istanbul, Turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSELÇUK ALTUN was born in Artvin, Turkey in 1950. He is a retired banking executive, a bibliophile and philanthropist. His novels, Songs My Mother Never Taught Me and Many and Many a Year Ago, were listed amongst the top 100 translated crime fiction by the International Association of Crime Writers. He lives in Istanbul. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 287\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.71 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 16, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165687156871,"sku":"9781846591488","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/df365e7a5009c3ce80652629354cc931.webp?v=1733315454","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-sultan-of-byzantium-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}