Historical Novel, first published in 1952.

The Dark Angel is written in the form of a diary. It opens in Constantinople in the spring of 1453 when the Ottoman Turks besieged the city. The last city of the Greek church and the capital of the Byzantine Empire will be soon taken by the Turks and then serve as their capital in the succeeding centuries. Against this change of an era Waltari, one of major Finnish writers of the 20th-century, creates a love story. Johannes Angelos, a man who has wandered far and known much, falls in love with the beautiful Anna Notaras, who takes a sword in defense of the city. Johannes knows that he also must witness the collapse of a civilization. He dies in the hands of the Sultan, who declares that he is his own law. Johannes realizes that in his fashion he is right, since he has chosen truth as man sees it, and material death, rather than the reality of God.

This paperback is somewhat damaged and in a brittle condition.

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Tja echte wild caught kan dit niet genoemd worden. Het werd me bijna overhandigd. AnnevO zet hem in de kast en ik haal hem eruit. Wat ik ervan moet verwachten weet ik niet. Maar de titel sprak me wel aan dus daar ik toch eens in Hoofdstuk II moest wezen, nam ik hem mee.

This book was sent to me by another bookcrosser but it really is not my sort of book but I will be sending it to another bookcrosser in the next few weeks

Received in the mail today. Thank you so much binkybuffy and thank you to AnnevO for releasing it in the first place :)

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Left this book on the "library" shelves at Bellingen Backpacker's on our way through this pretty little town.