The Architect's Apprentice

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Call Number: Adult BOCD / Fiction / Historical / Shafak, Elif
On Shelf At: Pittsfield Branch

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Compact discs.
Unabridged.
Read by Piter Marek.
In 1540, twelve-year-old Jahan arrives in Isanbul. As an animal tamer in the sultan's menagerie, he looks after the exceptionally smart elephant Chota and befriends (and falls for) the sultan's beautiful daughter, Princess Mihrimah. A palace education leads Jahan to Mimar Sinan, the empire's chief architect, who takes Jahan under his wing as they construct (with Chota's help) some of the most magnificent buildings in history. Yet even as they build Sinan's triumphant masterpieces--the incredible Suleymaniye and Selimiye mosques--dangerous undercurrents begin to emerge, with jealousy erupting among Sinan's four apprentices.

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being an audio book, it goes too slow for my taste. submitted by Tassos on May 12, 2023, 10:17am If I borrowed the written version I probably would read it in much less time.

It is difficult to write a good historical novel taking place several centuries ago. This is a good effort.