{"product_id":"the-oracle-of-stamboul-9780062012104","title":"The Oracle of Stamboul","description":"Set in the heart of the exotic Ottoman Empire during the first years of its chaotic decline, Michael David Lukas' elegantly crafted, utterly enchanting debut novel follows a gifted young girl who dares to charm a sultan--and change the course of history, for the empire and the world. An enthralling literary adventure, perfect for readers entranced by the mixture of historical fiction and magical realism in Philip Pullman's \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Compass\u003c\/em\u003e, Orhan Pamuk's \u003cem\u003eMy Name is Red\u003c\/em\u003e, or Gabriel Garc a M rquez's \u003cem\u003eOne Hundred Years of Solitude\u003c\/em\u003e, Lukas' evocative tale of prophesy, intrigue, and courage unfolds with the subtlety of a Turkish mosaic and the powerful majesty of an epic for the ages. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLukas, Michael David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMICHAEL DAVID LUKAS has been a Fulbright scholar in Turkey, a late-shift proofreader in Tel Aviv and a Rotary scholar in Tunisia. He is a graduate of Brown University and the University of Maryland, and his writing has been published in the \u003cem\u003eVirginia Quarterly Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSlate\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNational Geographic Traveler\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eGeorgia Review\u003c\/em\u003e. Lukas lives in Oakland, California, less than a mile from where he was born. When he isn't writing, he teaches creative writing to third- and fourth-graders. Visit him online at www.michaeldavidlukas.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50409483731218,"sku":"9780062012104","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fbf9ef06-eb0f-4593-a012-6141e6fb6a34.jpg?v=1729288450","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-oracle-of-stamboul-9780062012104","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}