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Goodwin, the author of a well-received history of the Ottoman Empire, Lords of the Horizons (1999), makes a welcome shift to fiction with this impressive first of a new mystery series set in the empire's declining decades. In 1836, though the corrupt elite troops known as the Janissaries were crushed 10 years earlier, there are ominous signs that their influence still persists in the twisted alleys and secret places of Istanbul. A series of crimes, including the barbaric murders of several soldiers and the theft of some precious jewels, leads eunuch Yashim Togalu to delve into the past in an effort to separate legend from truth. With special access to all areas of the sultan's royal court, Yashim uses his network of contacts to try to solve the crimes. The author, no surprise, does an excellent job of evoking his chosen locale. While his sleuth's character may be less developed than some readers might wish, no doubt Yashim will emerge as a more rounded figure in future entries of what one hopes will be a long-running series. (May)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --Ce texte provient de la Hardcover édition.


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After they grew too powerful, the Janissaries, an elite palace guard and the soul of the Empire, were crushed by the Ottoman sultan in 1826. Ten years later they seem to be reemerging, vengeful and dangerous. First, a harem girl is found strangled. Then, men in the sultans new guard are horribly murdered. The clever eunuch, Yashim, uses his wit and wile to investigate. Stephen Hoye is energetic when interpreting the assortment of eccentric characters, but his overall narration doesnt balance the well-researched historical mystery. When not doing character voices, Hoyes reading is frequently flat, humorless, even ominous when situations dont call for menace. Still, Goodwin offers a vivid conjuring of exotic Turkey and, in Yashim, an original addition to the annals of sleuthing. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --Ce texte provient de la Audio CD édition.
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2.0étoiles sur 5 The Janissary Tree, Mars 9 2008
I was very disappointed in this book. There has been quite a bit of hype about it as an award-winning first-fiction book, but I don't think it lives up to its reputation.
There are some excellent and fascinating descriptions of 1830s Istanbul, and the hero - a eunuch - shows promise at the beginning. However each chapter is so disjointed from the one before it, and so many different - and apparently unconnected - characters are introduced that it was only because this is a book club choice that I continued to plough through it.
The denoument, when it finally comes (and I was beginning to wonder!) is hackneyed in the extreme.
I am quite sure that Mr. Goodwin's non-fiction titles are a lot more interesting than this book.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 A fascinating new hero, Aoû 2 2009
Par Prairie Pal (Winnipeg, Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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There have been castrati heroes in detective fiction before -- Mary Reed's John the Eunuch series set in 6th-century Constantinople comes to mind -- but none can have been as likable as Yashim of "The Janissary Tree" by Jason Goodwin. Yashim is a former palace eunuch living on a little pension in an Istanbul side street. His reputation for cleverness and discretion leads to a commission to investigate the disappearance and gruesome murder of military cadets. What emerges is a plot to destroy the crumbling the Ottoman empire and its fumblings toward modernity.

Goodwin succeeds in giving us an entrée into a vanished world that exists now only in the palaces and museums of modern-day Turkey. Yashim is a humane and credible figure and sequels are welcome.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 The Janissary Tree by Jason Goodwin, Jui 30 2009
Par Clayton Bye (Kenora, On, Canada) - Voir tous mes commentaires
This review is from: Janissary Tree (Hardcover)
The Janissary Tree
By Jason Goodwin
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
May, 2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-374-17860-4
ISBN-10: 0-374-17860-7
Mystery

Istanbul in the year of 1836. This mystical city, known in earlier times as Byzantium, Constantinople, even the second Rome, is brewing a revolution. You can taste it in the air. The Sultan, an aging man fond of drink and certain western ideologies, is about to issue an edict that will force the modern world upon his people. A valued collection of Napoleonic jewels has been stolen from the palace. In seemingly unrelated incidents, a young woman about to become a full member of the harem and an officer, one of four missing members of the New Guard, are found murdered. Someone has left a disturbing poem on the Janissary Tree-that infamous landmark the vanquished Old Guard once hung their enemies upon. And Russia, anticipating more turmoil, is preparing to advance on the city.

The valide, the Sultan's mother, who has thrived in the violent world of Ottoman politics, suspects a coup is underway. Her son's seraskier, the head of the armed forces, is only concerned with putting on a good review the day of the edict, with showing people that the backbone of the empire is unbreakable. The Sultan? He's keeping his opinions to himself but has sent for a man named Yashim Togalu.

Yashim is called the lala, the guardian. This is a title of respect given to men who have been charged with the responsibility of caring for families and households of rich and powerful people. These men are trusted with women and children because they are all-without exception-eunuchs, men who have been castrated at an early age.

We are told that an ordinary lala is something between a butler and a housekeeper, a nanny and the head of security. But Yashim is anything but ordinary. He's unattached, a free lance. Yet he moves through streets and palace hallways with equal and anonymous ease. An accomplished linguist, a man who knows how to gather information with quiet efficiency, and someone who truly understands the power structure of the world he inhabits, this unusual eunuch is the perfect spy.

Immerse yourself in Jason Goodwin's The Janissary Tree as he peels back the skin of the Ottoman onion to give us an exquisite taste of the complicated soup it was. Already an acclaimed historical author, Goodwin brings the 19th-century Turkish Empire alive in a most visceral way. When Yashim prepares stuffed mussels, I'm there. Descriptive visits to the Janissary Tree, the market district, the Soup Maker's Guild and various other destinations make both the city and the Janissaries seem so real I begin to imagine these elite soldiers are waiting around every fascinating corner. And the people! Here is a book with a cast of characters so intriguing the last page is turned with sadness.

Jason Goodwin has written a great novel. In particular, Yashim the Eunuch helped me to experience a culture so intimately I was at once appalled, enticed and intrigued. He also managed to forever change my perception of the Turks.

I want more.

Clayton Bye,


copyright © 2006 Clayton Clifford Bye


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