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473 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780810112971
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Publication date: 14 August 1996
Description
Death and the Dervish is an acclaimed novel by Bosnian writer Mesa Selimovic. It recounts the story of Sheikh Nuruddin, a dervish residing in an Islamic monastery in Sarajevo in the eighteenth century during the Ottoman Turk hegemony over the Balk...
Community Reviews Summary of 360 reviews
Moods
dark 76%
emotional 71%
challenging 60%
sad 47%
tense 34%
mysterious 26%
inspiring 15%
informative 7%
hopeful 5%
Pace
medium 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 29% | No: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 35% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
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473 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780810112971
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Publication date: 14 August 1996
Description
Death and the Dervish is an acclaimed novel by Bosnian writer Mesa Selimovic. It recounts the story of Sheikh Nuruddin, a dervish residing in an Islamic monastery in Sarajevo in the eighteenth century during the Ottoman Turk hegemony over the Balk...
Community Reviews Summary of 360 reviews
Moods
dark 76%
emotional 71%
challenging 60%
sad 47%
tense 34%
mysterious 26%
inspiring 15%
informative 7%
hopeful 5%
Pace
medium 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 80% | A mix: 20%Strong character development?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 36% | No: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | Yes: 29% | No: 27%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 47% | Yes: 35% | N/A: 11% | It's complicated: 5%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 88% | It's complicated: 11%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.