The man of Constantinople

Man of Constantinople: Author: Jose Rodriguez Language: Arabic Publication date: 2021 Book format: Paperback Publisher: Arab Cultural Center Number of pages: 527 In trade, as in love, everything is permissible this is one of the principles that the man of Constantinople obeyed who was born in an exhausted Ottoman Empire and became, thanks to his love for adventure and the strength of his ambition, one of the richest and most influential men in the world. This wonderful novel draws its material from real events and tells the amazing journey of this adventurer, diplomat, businessman, and lover of arts, and reveals to us the secret of his enormous rise, taking us through the winding alleys of Istanbul's bazaar, to the first oil fields in the Middle East passing through Marseille, London, and Paris... where we encounter characters like Emmanuel Nobel, César Ritz, and Winston Churchill, as well as experiencing some historical upheavals. A captivating lesson is received: knowledge is power.