L'orientalista
| Title | L'orientalista
l'ebreo che volle essere un principe musulmano |
|---|---|
| Original title | The orientalist |
| Author | Tom Reiss |
| Publication | Garzanti |
| Size | 517p |
| Language |  ITA |
| ISBN | 9788811738930 |
| Topics |
Biography--Literature Biography--Jews Nussimbaum, Lev (Russian writer, 1905-1942) |
| Notes | Reiss details and analyzes the life of Russian Jewish-born Lev Nussimbaum (1905–1942), who as a teen fled the Bolshevik Revolution with his father in 1920. The Nussimbaums sought refuge in several locations, including Constantinople and Paris, and in 1922 ended up in Germany. There, Nussimbaum converted to Islam, disguised himself as a Muslim prince, and became an author, publishing prolifically under his new name "Essad Bey". In part of the early 1930s, Nussimbaum lived in New York City and Hollywood, but was unable to immigrate to the U.S. and returned to Germany. In 1937, according to Reiss, he published the classic novel Ali and Nino: A Love Story, under the pseudonym "Kurban Said". In 1938 Nussimbaum fled Nazi Germany and went into hiding in Italy, where he died in 1942. Reiss traveled to ten countries to research the book, which details not only Nussimbaum's life, but also extensive local and historical background of the times, and also Reiss's search to find and piece together Nussimbaum's biographical details. [wikipedia] |
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