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Captured by Christian pirates in the Mediterranean and imprisoned by the pope, then released, baptised, and allowed a European life of scholarship as the Christian writer Giovanni Leone, Al-Hasan al-Wazzan - or Leo Africanus - is a celebrated but hitherto elusive figure. Here, in Trickster Travels , distinguished historian Natalie Zemon Davis offers a virtuoso study of the fragmentary, partial and often contradictory traces that Al-Hasan al-Wazzan left behind him, and a superb interpretation of his extraordinary life and work.
By: Natalie Zemon Davis
Imprint: Faber and Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 250mm
ISBN:
9780571202560
ISBN 10: 057120256X
Pages: 448
Publication Date: January 2007
Audience: General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In stock at Abbey's Bookshop
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Natalie Zemon Davis is Henry Charles Lea Professor of History Emeritus at Princeton University. Her books include The Return of Martin Guerre, which was made into a hugely successful film and which pioneered a new kind of historical writing. She lives in Toronto, Canada.
'A masterpiece of the historian's craft and craftiness... An essential book.' Stephen Greenblatt 'Davis beautifully renders the chapters of Al-Wazzan's life... there is a lasting resonance in Al-Wazzan's story.' Los Angeles Times
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