num_pages: 277
description: "`Take my camel, dear,' said my aunt Dot." So begins Rose Macaulay's greatest novel. Traveling overland from Istanbul to legendary Trebizond, the narrator and her companions have a series of hilarious encounters with potion-dealing sorcerers, recalcitrant policemen, and an ever-appearing busload of southern evangelists. But though the dominant note of this very unusual novel is humorous, the import is often tragic - as along the way the narrator confronts the specter of ancient empires, religious doubt, and individual heartbreak. This award-winning book is fine, funny, and unique travel adventure.
language: English
title: The Towers of Trebizond
titlecomplete: The Towers of Trebizond
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Classics, Novels, Religion, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Travel, Humor, British Literature
ratings_count: 1658
places: Turkey
awards: awardedAt: -441820800000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux