Der Weltensammler

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Der Weltensammler is a novel by Ilija Trojanow that fictionalizes the life and travels of British explorer Richard Francis Burton, exploring themes of cultural encounter, identity, and translation.

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Der Weltensammler canonical 2
The Collector of Worlds 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
author Ilija Trojanow
awardReceived Bertolt-Brecht-Literaturpreis
Preis der Leipziger Buchmesse
basedOn life of Richard Francis Burton
countryOfOrigin Germany
depicts British Empire
Hajj to Mecca
exploration of the Nile
explores construction of identity through travel
cross-cultural perception
role of translation in understanding cultures
hasLiteraryForm polyphonic narrative
hasPart Africa section
Arabia section
India section
hasTranslation Der Weltensammler self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Collector of Worlds
inspiredBy writings of Richard Francis Burton
ISBN 9783446208422
literaryGenre biographical novel
fiction
historical novel
mainSubject Richard Francis Burton
narrativeForm prose
narrativePerspective multiple perspectives
originalLanguage German
pageCount approximately 480
placeOfPublication Munich
protagonist Richard Francis Burton
publicationYear 2006
publisher Carl Hanser Verlag
setting 19th century
theme colonialism
cultural encounter
identity
translation
travel
timeOfSetting Victorian era
titleInOriginalLanguage Der Weltensammler self-link

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Ilija Trojanow notableWork Der Weltensammler
Der Weltensammler titleInOriginalLanguage Der Weltensammler self-link
Der Weltensammler hasTranslation Der Weltensammler self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Collector of Worlds