The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life [1st ed] 9781588364449, 1-58836-444-5

This book traces the life of Lev Nussimbaum, a Jew who transformed himself into a Muslim prince and became a best-sellin

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The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life [1st ed]
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Kurban; Essad (Bey); Reiss
Tom; Said
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Table of contents :
Content: Revolution --
Wild Jews --
The way east --
Escape --
Constantinople, 1921 --
Minarets and silk stockings --
The German revolution --
The Berlin wall --
A hundred kinds of hunger --
Weimar media star --
Jewish Orientalism --
Backing into the inferno --
A tough morsel for the melting pot --
Mussolini and Mrs. Kurban Said --
Positano.

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