The Wanderer (Waltari novel)

1949 novel by Mika Waltari
The Wanderer
First US edition
(publ. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1951)
AuthorMika Waltari
Original titleMikael Hakim
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherWSOY
Publication date
1949
Publication placeFinland
Awards1950 State Literary Prize of Finland
Preceded byThe Adventurer 

The Wanderer (in the USA) or The Sultan's Renegade (in the UK) is a 1949 historical novel by Mika Waltari.[1] It is a sequel to The Adventurer, which tells of the adventures of a young Finnish man, Mikael Karvajalka, in 16th-century Europe. The Wanderer tells the story of how Mikael converts from Christianity to Islam and rises to a high position in the court of Suleiman the Magnificent. Many historical events are recounted in the book, but Mikael's involvement in them is fictitious.

Plot

Reception

The Mikael duology won the 1950 State Literary Prize of Finland.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ "Waltari, Mika (1908–1979), Biografiakeskus, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura". Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ^ Randel, William (1956). "This Man Waltari". Books Abroad. 30 (2): 165–167. doi:10.2307/40095378. ISSN 0006-7431. JSTOR 40095378 – via JSTOR.
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