Georgios Vizyenos (1849-1896) is one of Greeces best-loved writers.
Moskov Selim is set in Thrace, a corner of Europe where Greece,
Turkey and Bulgaria meet. Selim is a Muslim name, yet Moskov
implies that he is a Russian. Vizyenos fascinating and moving story
is set during a time of constant wars between Russians and Turks
whose outcome would decide the future of south-east Europe: Serbia,
Romania and Bulgaria were becoming independent of the Ottoman
empire, while Greece was to gain huge territories at the empires
expense. Although Istanbul would remain in Turkey, it would no
longer be the seat of the Ottoman Sultan, who, as caliph, was the
leader of the worlds Muslims. Vizyenos story evokes a time when
Greeks and Turks could share each others joys and pains despite the
hostile relations between their governments. Listening to the
protagonists life story, the narrator of Moskov Selim discovers
that this Turk is a kindred spirit, despite the gulf of nationality
and religion that separates them.
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