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Readers who love chase stories, clever disguises and quick-witted heroes will enjoy this. It also suits anyone curious about the Balkans of the nineteenth century, with its inns, markets, tribes and customs, seen through humor and adventure.
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A man who looks like a saint is about to be exposed before a torchlit crowd. Through the Land of the Skipetars is an adventure novel by Karl May, set in the Ottoman Balkans. A German traveler named Kara Ben Nemsi rides with his small friend Hadschi Halef Omar, and he tells the tale himself with dry humor. The false holy man Mubarek serves a hidden chief called the Shoet, and his gang of thieves and murderers must be chased across muddy roads, rocky gorges and flooded rivers. Along the way you meet two giant brothers, a village band with a battered trumpet and a host with poison in his kitchen. Cunning, disguise and a few clever tricks beat men who are stronger.
En este resumen
- 1A false saint is unmaskedFree
- 2The prisoners slip away
- 3Tricks, bullets and a disguise
- 4The sharif and the Aladschys
- 5Doctors, plaster and a trap
- 6Locked in the rock hollow
- 7The Miridite and the lasso
- 8The castle of the poisoner
- 9Telling the tale and the flooded river
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A false saint is unmasked
The story begins in Ostromdscha, where the traveler and Halef are summoned to a night court. The judge, called the Kodscha Bascha, sentences Halef to strokes and prison without hearing him. The old holy man Mubarek sits at the judge's side as if he ruled the room.
The traveler does not wait to be punished. He moves the judge out of his chair, sits down himself and tears open Mubarek's kaftan in the firelight.
The crowd turns from threatening the strangers to cheering them. A calm mind and a bold bluff turn a dangerous trial into a victory, and the humor never lets the danger feel heavy.
That’s 1 of 9 key points.
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Questions about Por el país de los skipetars
What is Through the Land of the Skipetars about?
It follows a German traveler and his friend Halef as they chase a gang of thieves and murderers across the Ottoman Balkans, outwitting ambushes, poison and traps while trying to find the gang's hidden chief.
Who are the Aladschys?
They are two giant Skipetar brothers, Sandar and Bybar, notorious robbers who ride piebald horses. The name comes from the spotted color of their horses, and they are hired to kill the travelers.
What does Skipetar mean?
The book uses Skipetar for people of the region the traveler crosses. In the book it covers the wild tribes of the border country, each with its own laws and customs.
Is it a true story?
No, it is an adventure novel by Karl May, who wrote it as part of his travel cycle.
Is it easy to follow?
Yes, in the sense that it moves scene by scene with a clear chase, short exchanges and plenty of humor. Each chapter has its own small adventure, so you can follow the thread easily.