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    <body><![CDATA[A very interesting novel about Sir Richard Burton, this book focuses on three segments of his life: his time in British India during which he translated the Kama Sutra, his prtformance of the Hajj in Arabia, and his voyages in East Africa with John Speke to find the source of the Nile. In each case,...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80881101">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[The Victorian age was the last great age of exploration, and Sir Richard Francis Burton was the greatest explorer of them all.  His life beggars description; he was a spy, he spoke 22 languages (at least), he discovered the source of the Nile, he was the first European to make the pilgrimage to Mecc...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57289241">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Сър Ричард Франсис Бъртън (1821-1890) е английски пътешественик, обиколил света, авантюрист, изследовател, офицер, дипломат и шпионин, антрополог и географ, еротоман, преводач, по дух еретик, провокатор, ексцентрик и бунтар, с други думи - безценен герой на роман, пътепис или литературен портрет. Той е типичен викторианец в страстта си да &quot;колекционира&quot; светове и да прекрачва границите, но в същото време е и модерен човек, който се вживява, съмнява и задава въпроси, докато търси идентичност в различни култури и мостове към тяхното усвояване, преодолявайки &quot;другостта&quot; с цената на тежки загуби, болести, терзания и поражения.<br/><br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Просто не се справих с тази книга. Опитвах няколко пъти, но четенето й никак не вървеше. Не заради съдържанието, колкото заради формата - не знам дали заради автора и...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76376844">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Als ich dieses Buch zum ersten Mal aufschlug, war ich durchaus begeistert. Die Handlung kommt faszinierend vor: ein britischer Abenteurer erlebt Kulturen von Indien, Arabien, und Afrika im 19. Jahrhundert. Er ist ein sprachbegabter Wissenschaftler und Forscher, der keinerlei Angst davor hat, unter d...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43573373">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I had a lot more hope for this book.  I read some pretty impressive pre-pub buzz and was psyched to get my hands on a proof.  I found that it wandered without purpose, which was a little ironic since Burton notoriously wandered with purpose.  I felt that since it was a novel, the author could have t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41000302">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[There are small treasures throughout this book - a fictionalized narrative of the life of the explorer Richard Francis Burton.  Troyanov finds in Burton's life all the contradictions of the <br/>British Empire: he underlines those contradictions by switching from the story as experienced by Burton ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46420348">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Събирачът на светове]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Темата е много интересна- доколко можем да се слеем с различните от нас, да се претопим в чуждото, в&quot; другото&quot;. В същото време книгата представлява интригуващ оп...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69082524">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;The Collector of Worlds&quot; is a meditation on the extraordinary life of infamous explorer Sir Richard Burton. The first westerner to make the hajj to Mecca, he also discovered the source of the Nile with Speke. His translation of the &quot;Arabian Nights&quot; is one of the great moments in the encounter between Islam and the West, that scandalised his contemporaries with its salty eroticism. Troyanov's novel does full justice to this great, controversial mediator between cultures. The book imagines his encounter with India as a young officer, and brings to life his trials and travels through the eyes of his Indian servant, the Sharif of Mecca and the former slave who guided Burton to the Nile.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had heard of burton before, in a vague kind of way, but this book piqued my interest.  it's told through the voices of his various guides, in unique settings.  I learned enough about him to want to know more, and will dig up a biography or two to fill in the blanks. if you're interested in explore...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77698526">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[De Britse officier Richard Burton (1821 - 1890) was een van die zeldzame exentrieke avonturiers van de negentiende eeuw. Zijn honger naar kennis van andere culturen, talen en religies was onstilbaar. Burtons reizen strekten zich uit tot Arabië, Afrika en Brits-India. Hij was een van de eerste Europeanen die naar de heilige stedne Mekka en Medina reisde en naar de bron van de Nijl.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[The fact that it took me so terribly long to read this book should speak for itself I guess. <br/>It was not a bad book, it was even interesting at times. It was just difficult for me to keep track of the lines: who said what, where are we now, where is the main character going (HELP who IS the mai...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35627326">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;The Collector of Worlds&quot; is a meditation on the extraordinary life of infamous explorer Sir Richard Burton. The first westerner to make the hajj to Mecca, he also discovered the source of the Nile with Speke. His translation of the &quot;Arabian Nights&quot; is one of the great moments in the encounter between Islam and the West, that scandalised his contemporaries with its salty eroticism. Troyanov's novel does full justice to this great, controversial mediator between cultures. The book imagines his encounter with India as a young officer, and brings to life his trials and travels through the eyes of his Indian servant, the Sharif of Mecca and the former slave who guided Burton to the Nile.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Good so far, an excellent insight into Brtish-occupied India. A little slow in places but interesting characters keep you going. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Der uralte Rhythmus einer indischen Tabla-Trommel, ein Menschenmeer, der Geruch von Henna und faulem Fisch -- tausend Eindrücke schwappen dem Neuankömmling entgegen. Als Kundschafter der englischen Krone soll Richard Francis Burton in der Kolonie Britisch-Indien dienen. Für den wissensdurstigen Burton ist dies eine verlockende Aufgabe. Doch aus Neugierde erwächst bald eine regelrechte Obsession, das Fremde zu enträtseln und darin aufzugehen.<p>  So spannend Ilija Trojanows Roman <em>Der Weltensammler</em> beginnt, so spannend geht es weiter: Einen Brahmanen fleht Burton an, sein Lehrer zu sein. Binnen kurzem ist er in der Lage, Tradition und Sprache wie Kleider an- und abzulegen. Als ein englischer General Burtons Wandlungsfähigkeit erkennt, schickt er ihn als Spion unter die Einheimischen. Burton jedoch geht eigene Wege: Von Indien aus reist er nach Arabien, wo er sich als Moslem ausgibt und die Hadsch, die Pilgerreise beginnt. Vom Strudel der Pilger lässt sich Burton treiben, sucht die heiligen Orte Medinas auf und erreicht völlig ausgezehrt Mekka. Wunderbares und Schreckliches gräbt sich tief in sein Gedächtnis ein. Aber auch dieser Fleck Erde kann den Rastlosen nicht halten, der längst ein neues Ziel vor Augen hat -- die Suche nach der Quelle des Nils in Ostafrika.<p>  In drei Etappen und aus der Perspektive vieler Figuren erzählt, nähert sich Trojanow einem außergewöhnlichen Menschen. Dabei spielt er mit Fiktion und Realität, denn <em>Der Weltensammler</em> Burton lebte tatsächlich zwischen 1821 und 1890. Trojanow  selbst hat eine Vita, die ihn von Bulgarien nach Deutschland, Kenia, Indien, Arabien bis nach Südafrika führte. In den Reisereportagen <em>An den inneren Ufern Indiens</em> und <em>Zu den heiligen Quellen des Islam</em> verarbeitete er als scharfer Beobachter eigene Erfahrungen. Kein Wunder also, dass <em>Der Weltensammler</em> ein so gelungener historischer Roman geworden ist. <em>--Fenja Wambold</em></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok, i am very very careful when i pick a Bulgarian author. Because, you know, usually Bulgarian art is so weird and boring. Especially the cinema - sooo boring. Anyway. Ilija Trojanow was born in Bulgaria but moved to Germany when he was a kid. And thank God. Because this book was never gonna be wri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/35829601">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;The Collector of Worlds&quot; is a meditation on the extraordinary life of infamous explorer Sir Richard Burton. The first westerner to make the hajj to Mecca, he also discovered the source of the Nile with Speke. His translation of the &quot;Arabian Nights&quot; is one of the great moments in the encounter between Islam and the West, that scandalised his contemporaries with its salty eroticism. Troyanov's novel does full justice to this great, controversial mediator between cultures. The book imagines his encounter with India as a young officer, and brings to life his trials and travels through the eyes of his Indian servant, the Sharif of Mecca and the former slave who guided Burton to the Nile.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Der Weltensammler.]]>
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    <![CDATA[Der uralte Rhythmus einer indischen Tabla-Trommel, ein Menschenmeer, der Geruch von Henna und faulem Fisch -- tausend Eindrücke schwappen dem Neuankömmling entgegen. Als Kundschafter der englischen Krone soll Richard Francis Burton in der Kolonie Britisch-Indien dienen. Für den wissensdurstigen Burton ist dies eine verlockende Aufgabe. Doch aus Neugierde erwächst bald eine regelrechte Obsession, das Fremde zu enträtseln und darin aufzugehen.<p>  So spannend Ilija Trojanows Roman <em>Der Weltensammler</em> beginnt, so spannend geht es weiter: Einen Brahmanen fleht Burton an, sein Lehrer zu sein. Binnen kurzem ist er in der Lage, Tradition und Sprache wie Kleider an- und abzulegen. Als ein englischer General Burtons Wandlungsfähigkeit erkennt, schickt er ihn als Spion unter die Einheimischen. Burton jedoch geht eigene Wege: Von Indien aus reist er nach Arabien, wo er sich als Moslem ausgibt und die Hadsch, die Pilgerreise beginnt. Vom Strudel der Pilger lässt sich Burton treiben, sucht die heiligen Orte Medinas auf und erreicht völlig ausgezehrt Mekka. Wunderbares und Schreckliches gräbt sich tief in sein Gedächtnis ein. Aber auch dieser Fleck Erde kann den Rastlosen nicht halten, der längst ein neues Ziel vor Augen hat -- die Suche nach der Quelle des Nils in Ostafrika.<p>  In drei Etappen und aus der Perspektive vieler Figuren erzählt, nähert sich Trojanow einem außergewöhnlichen Menschen. Dabei spielt er mit Fiktion und Realität, denn <em>Der Weltensammler</em> Burton lebte tatsächlich zwischen 1821 und 1890. Trojanow  selbst hat eine Vita, die ihn von Bulgarien nach Deutschland, Kenia, Indien, Arabien bis nach Südafrika führte. In den Reisereportagen <em>An den inneren Ufern Indiens</em> und <em>Zu den heiligen Quellen des Islam</em> verarbeitete er als scharfer Beobachter eigene Erfahrungen. Kein Wunder also, dass <em>Der Weltensammler</em> ein so gelungener historischer Roman geworden ist. <em>--Fenja Wambold</em></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I always had something against this kind of travel literature. Somehow everything is so far away, so distant from my reality that i don't seem to find to emotional connection point that I do need when reading a book. <br/>However, I read it to complete the studies on Interculturality and Hybridity ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39535984">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[Der uralte Rhythmus einer indischen Tabla-Trommel, ein Menschenmeer, der Geruch von Henna und faulem Fisch -- tausend Eindrücke schwappen dem Neuankömmling entgegen. Als Kundschafter der englischen Krone soll Richard Francis Burton in der Kolonie Britisch-Indien dienen. Für den wissensdurstigen Burton ist dies eine verlockende Aufgabe. Doch aus Neugierde erwächst bald eine regelrechte Obsession, das Fremde zu enträtseln und darin aufzugehen.<p>  So spannend Ilija Trojanows Roman <em>Der Weltensammler</em> beginnt, so spannend geht es weiter: Einen Brahmanen fleht Burton an, sein Lehrer zu sein. Binnen kurzem ist er in der Lage, Tradition und Sprache wie Kleider an- und abzulegen. Als ein englischer General Burtons Wandlungsfähigkeit erkennt, schickt er ihn als Spion unter die Einheimischen. Burton jedoch geht eigene Wege: Von Indien aus reist er nach Arabien, wo er sich als Moslem ausgibt und die Hadsch, die Pilgerreise beginnt. Vom Strudel der Pilger lässt sich Burton treiben, sucht die heiligen Orte Medinas auf und erreicht völlig ausgezehrt Mekka. Wunderbares und Schreckliches gräbt sich tief in sein Gedächtnis ein. Aber auch dieser Fleck Erde kann den Rastlosen nicht halten, der längst ein neues Ziel vor Augen hat -- die Suche nach der Quelle des Nils in Ostafrika.<p>  In drei Etappen und aus der Perspektive vieler Figuren erzählt, nähert sich Trojanow einem außergewöhnlichen Menschen. Dabei spielt er mit Fiktion und Realität, denn <em>Der Weltensammler</em> Burton lebte tatsächlich zwischen 1821 und 1890. Trojanow  selbst hat eine Vita, die ihn von Bulgarien nach Deutschland, Kenia, Indien, Arabien bis nach Südafrika führte. In den Reisereportagen <em>An den inneren Ufern Indiens</em> und <em>Zu den heiligen Quellen des Islam</em> verarbeitete er als scharfer Beobachter eigene Erfahrungen. Kein Wunder also, dass <em>Der Weltensammler</em> ein so gelungener historischer Roman geworden ist. <em>--Fenja Wambold</em></p></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[Der uralte Rhythmus einer indischen Tabla-Trommel, ein Menschenmeer, der Geruch von Henna und faulem Fisch -- tausend Eindrücke schwappen dem Neuankömmling entgegen. Als Kundschafter der englischen Krone soll Richard Francis Burton in der Kolonie Britisch-Indien dienen. Für den wissensdurstigen Burton ist dies eine verlockende Aufgabe. Doch aus Neugierde erwächst bald eine regelrechte Obsession, das Fremde zu enträtseln und darin aufzugehen.<p>  So spannend Ilija Trojanows Roman <em>Der Weltensammler</em> beginnt, so spannend geht es weiter: Einen Brahmanen fleht Burton an, sein Lehrer zu sein. Binnen kurzem ist er in der Lage, Tradition und Sprache wie Kleider an- und abzulegen. Als ein englischer General Burtons Wandlungsfähigkeit erkennt, schickt er ihn als Spion unter die Einheimischen. Burton jedoch geht eigene Wege: Von Indien aus reist er nach Arabien, wo er sich als Moslem ausgibt und die Hadsch, die Pilgerreise beginnt. Vom Strudel der Pilger lässt sich Burton treiben, sucht die heiligen Orte Medinas auf und erreicht völlig ausgezehrt Mekka. Wunderbares und Schreckliches gräbt sich tief in sein Gedächtnis ein. Aber auch dieser Fleck Erde kann den Rastlosen nicht halten, der längst ein neues Ziel vor Augen hat -- die Suche nach der Quelle des Nils in Ostafrika.<p>  In drei Etappen und aus der Perspektive vieler Figuren erzählt, nähert sich Trojanow einem außergewöhnlichen Menschen. Dabei spielt er mit Fiktion und Realität, denn <em>Der Weltensammler</em> Burton lebte tatsächlich zwischen 1821 und 1890. Trojanow  selbst hat eine Vita, die ihn von Bulgarien nach Deutschland, Kenia, Indien, Arabien bis nach Südafrika führte. In den Reisereportagen <em>An den inneren Ufern Indiens</em> und <em>Zu den heiligen Quellen des Islam</em> verarbeitete er als scharfer Beobachter eigene Erfahrungen. Kein Wunder also, dass <em>Der Weltensammler</em> ein so gelungener historischer Roman geworden ist. <em>--Fenja Wambold</em></p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Nach ca. 150 Seiten werde ich dieses Buch jetzt weglegen und nicht zu Ende lesen. Qäle micht nicht weiter... es kommt in meinen Augen keine Spannung auf, die Hauptfigur, Richard Burton, wird irgendwie nicht lebendig. Gegen die Idee, eine Geschichte aus mehreren Perspektiven zu erzählen, habe ich n...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/15693275">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<blockquote> <p> A stunning fictionalized account of the infamous life of British colonial officer and translator Sir Richard Francis Burton </p> </blockquote> <p> This fictionalized account imagines the life of Sir Richard Francis Burton—a nineteenth-century British colonial officer with a rare ability to assimilate into indigenous cultures. Burton's obsessive traveling took him from England to British India, Arabia, and on a quest for the source of the Nile River in Africa. He learned more than twenty lan­guages, translated <em>The Arabian Nights</em> and the Kama Sutra, and took part in the pilgrimage to Mecca, in addition to writing several travel books. </p> <p> This elegant, layered novel tells the story of Burton's adventures in British West India, his experience on the hajj to Mecca, and his exploration of East Africa. In each section, perspective shifts between Burton and the voices of those men he encounters along the way: his Indian servant tells the stories of his travails with Burton to a scribe; the qadi, the governor, and the shari in Mecca investigate Burton's hajj; and Sidi Mubarak Bombay, his African guide, shares his story with friends in Zanzibar. The concentric narratives examine the underbelly of colonialism while offering a breathtaking tour of the nineteenth century's most stunning landscapes. </p> <p> <em>The Collector of Worlds</em> won the fiction prize of Germany's Leipzig Book Fair in 2006 and the Berlin Literary Award, in addition to being a runaway bestseller in Germany. </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[The jacket summary was intriguing, however disappointment followed.  Instead of being a &quot;page turner,&quot; I found this story to be a prelude to a good nap.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;The Collector of Worlds&quot; is a meditation on the extraordinary life of infamous explorer Sir Richard Burton. The first westerner to make the hajj to Mecca, he also discovered the source of the Nile with Speke. His translation of the &quot;Arabian Nights&quot; is one of the great moments in the encounter between Islam and the West, that scandalised his contemporaries with its salty eroticism. Troyanov's novel does full justice to this great, controversial mediator between cultures. The book imagines his encounter with India as a young officer, and brings to life his trials and travels through the eyes of his Indian servant, the Sharif of Mecca and the former slave who guided Burton to the Nile.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I remember reading a book by or about Sir Richard Burton when I was a kid, it had an ornate red binding... I was probably not supposed to be reading it. So far it's a fascinating look at a linguist/eccentric who probably would have been more at home in today's world.]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&quot;The Collector of Worlds&quot; is a meditation on the extraordinary life of infamous explorer Sir Richard Burton. The first westerner to make the hajj to Mecca, he also discovered the source of the Nile with Speke. His translation of the &quot;Arabian Nights&quot; is one of the great moments in the encounter between Islam and the West, that scandalised his contemporaries with its salty eroticism. Troyanov's novel does full justice to this great, controversial mediator between cultures. The book imagines his encounter with India as a young officer, and brings to life his trials and travels through the eyes of his Indian servant, the Sharif of Mecca and the former slave who guided Burton to the Nile.]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well written and gripping....but for me, the character of Richard Francis Burton somehow never really came to life. Perhaps the demons that drove the man are too wily to be trapped in a writer's snares.]]></body>
    
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