The Life of Ismail Ferik Pasha: A Novel

First edition in English. 8vo. 166 pp. Maroon cloth, lettered in gilt to spine; map endpapers. Jacket design by Sutchinda Rangsi-Thompson.

Translated from the Greek and with a Foreword by Kay Cicellis. Originally published in 1993 by Ekdoseis Agra in Athens as O Vios tou Ismail Ferik Pasa (Ο βίος του Ισμαήλ Φερίκ Πασά: Spina nel cuore, "The Life of Ismail Ferik Pasha: Spina nel cuore").

The first Modern Greek novel to be listed in UNESCO's Collection of Representative Works. Captured as a prisoner of war during Greece's struggle for independence, Ismail Ferik Pasha sheds name, language, religion and identity as he rises to the post of Minister of War in the Ottoman Empire. A timely examination of nationalism and cultural identity. "A compact historical novel based on the real life of its title character." –Kirkus Reviews