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""A Child of the Orient"" is a memoir written by Demetra Vaka Brown in 1914. The book tells the story of Brown's childhood and adolescence in Turkey during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Brown was born to an American mother and a Greek father and grew up in a multicultural household. She attended an American school in Istanbul and later moved to the United States to attend college. The book provides a unique perspective on life in the Ottoman Empire and the challenges faced by individuals who straddled different cultural identities. Brown's writing is vivid and engaging, and she offers readers a glimpse into a world that has since disappeared. ""A Child of the Orient"" is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Turkey or the experiences of individuals who navigate multiple cultural identities.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781164331414
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 308
  • Udgivet:
  • 10. September 2010
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x21 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 621 g.
  • 2-3 uger.
  • 9. Oktober 2024
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""A Child of the Orient"" is a memoir written by Demetra Vaka Brown in 1914. The book tells the story of Brown's childhood and adolescence in Turkey during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Brown was born to an American mother and a Greek father and grew up in a multicultural household. She attended an American school in Istanbul and later moved to the United States to attend college. The book provides a unique perspective on life in the Ottoman Empire and the challenges faced by individuals who straddled different cultural identities. Brown's writing is vivid and engaging, and she offers readers a glimpse into a world that has since disappeared. ""A Child of the Orient"" is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of Turkey or the experiences of individuals who navigate multiple cultural identities.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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