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Since 2002 ilija trojanow has been member of the pen centre of the federal republic of germany. His travelogue, in the tradition of the rihla, one of the oldest genres of classical arabic literature, describes the hajj, the pilgrimage to the holy sites of islam, through the eyes of a westener, but with the heart of a muslim. The collector of worlds iliya troyanov, author, ilija trojanow, author, trans. The collector of worlds by iliya troyanov, author, ilija trojanow. His autobiographical debut novel was adapted into the awardwinni. Be the first to ask a question about the collector of worlds. The lamentations of zeno by ilija trojanow overdrive.
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He visited the great hindu festivals and talked to. Ilija trojanow german transliteration of the bulgarian is a bulgariangerman writer, essayist, translator, editor, and filmmaker. Biographical fiction of richard burton, excellently translated from its original german. The collector of worlds is not every readers cup of tea because of its complex form, narrativics, a high register language usage and a huge glossary with foreign words from many different cultures. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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