
The Janissary Tree
(The first book in the Yashim the Eunuch series)(2006)
A novel by
Jason Goodwin
AwardsEdgar Awards
Macavity Awards (nominee)
When Jason Goodwin explored the Ottoman Empire in Lords of the Horizons, The New York Times Book Review hailed it as “a work of dazzling beauty…the rare coming together of historical scholarship…with luminous writing.” Now he returns to Istanbul, with a delicious mystery—The Janissary Tree.
It is 1836. Europe is modernizing, and the Ottoman Empire must follow suit. But just before the Sultan announces sweeping changes, a wave of murders threatens the fragile balance of power in his court. Who is behind them? Only one intelligence agent can be trusted to find out: Yashim Lastname, a man both brilliant and near-invisible in this world. You see, Yashim is a eunuch.
He leads us into the palace's luxurious seraglios and Istanbul's teeming streets, and leans on the wisdom of a dyspeptic Polish ambassador, a transsexual dancer, and a Creole-born queen mother. And he introduces us to the Janissaries. For 400 years, they were the empire's elite soldiers, but they grew too powerful, and ten years ago, the Sultan had them crushed. Are the Janissaries staging a brutal comeback?
The Janissary Tree is the first in a series featuring the most enchanting detective since Precious Ramotswe of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. Splendidly paced and illuminating, it belongs beside Caleb Carr's The Alienist and the historical thrillers of Arturo Perez-Reverte.
It is 1836. Europe is modernizing, and the Ottoman Empire must follow suit. But just before the Sultan announces sweeping changes, a wave of murders threatens the fragile balance of power in his court. Who is behind them? Only one intelligence agent can be trusted to find out: Yashim Lastname, a man both brilliant and near-invisible in this world. You see, Yashim is a eunuch.
He leads us into the palace's luxurious seraglios and Istanbul's teeming streets, and leans on the wisdom of a dyspeptic Polish ambassador, a transsexual dancer, and a Creole-born queen mother. And he introduces us to the Janissaries. For 400 years, they were the empire's elite soldiers, but they grew too powerful, and ten years ago, the Sultan had them crushed. Are the Janissaries staging a brutal comeback?
The Janissary Tree is the first in a series featuring the most enchanting detective since Precious Ramotswe of The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency. Splendidly paced and illuminating, it belongs beside Caleb Carr's The Alienist and the historical thrillers of Arturo Perez-Reverte.
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Hardback Editions
August 2006 : Hardback
| Title: The Janissary Tree - Signed Edition Author(s): Jason Goodwin ISBN: 0-374-17856-9 / 978-0-374-17856-7 (USA edition) Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 2006 : Hardback
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May 2006 : Hardback
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Paperback Editions
June 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Janissary Tree ('Yashim the Eunuch' Mystery) Author(s): Jason Goodwin ISBN: 0-571-22924-7 / 978-0-571-22924-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 2007 : Paperback
| Title: The Janissary Tree: A Novel Author(s): Jason Goodwin ISBN: 0-312-42613-5 / 978-0-312-42613-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Picador Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2007 : Paperback
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June 2006 : Paperback
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Audio Editions
July 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: The Janissary Tree ('Yashim the Eunuch' Mystery) Author(s): Jason Goodwin ISBN: 0-571-24032-1 / 978-0-571-24032-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Faber and Faber Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2007 : Audio CD
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August 2007 : Audio CD
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August 2007 : MP3 CD
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May 2007 : Kindle edition
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