Jason Goodwin

Jason Goodwin (born 1964 ) is an English historian and writer.

Life

Goodwin studied History ( Byzantine Studies ) at the University of Cambridge and was able to complete this study successfully. Shortly after the Iron Curtain fell, he walked along with a fellow student from Poland to Turkey.

After returning to England, he married his Mitwanderin and lives with the four common children in southern England.

Awards

Works (selection)

  • Yashim - Togalu cycle
  • Greenback. The almighty dollar and the invention of America. Holt, New York 2003, ISBN 0-8050-6407-9.
  • The gunpowder gardens. Travels through India and China in search of tea. Chatto & Windus, London 2003, ISBN 0-1410-0678-1 ( Nachdr d ed London 1990).
  • Lord of the horizons. A history of the Ottoman empire. Chatto & Windus, London 1998, ISBN 0-7011-3669-3.
  • Otis. Giving rise to the modern city. Dee Books, Chicago, Ill. 2001, ISBN 1-56663-385-0.
  • From Gdansk to Istanbul. Walk through the old Europe ( " On foot to the Golden Horn "). Malik Verlag, München 2010, ISBN 978-3-492-40370-2.
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