Fevzi Mostarac
Fevzi Mostari (also spelled Fawzi or Fowzi, and also known as Fevzi Mostarac; c. 1675–1747) was a Bosnian writer, who authored the Persian work Bulbulistan ("A Place of Nightingales"; also spelled Bolbolestān) in 1739. Written in imitation of the Golestan of Saadi Shirazi (died 1291/2), it is the only extant prose work in Persian by a writer of Bosnian origin.
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Fevzi Mostarac
- Name
- Fevzi Mostari
- Born
- c. 1675
- Birthplace
- Blagaj (near Mostar), Sanjak of Herzegovina, Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
- Died
- 1747
- Occupation
- Writer
- Fields
- literature.
- Languages
- Bosnian, Persian and Turkish.
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Fevzi Mostari (also spelled Fawzi or Fowzi, and also known as Fevzi Mostarac; c. 1675–1747) was a Bosnian writer, who authored the Persian work Bulbulistan ("A Place of Nightingales"; also spelled Bolbolestān) in 1739. Written in imitation of the Golestan of Saadi Shirazi (died 1291/2), it is the only extant prose work in Persian by a writer of Bosnian origin.
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It is viewed as an important artifact of the Bosnian literary tradition. He was born in Blagaj, near Mostar. He became a member of the Sufi Mevlevi Order during his time in Constantinople.
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• Name — Fevzi Mostari • Born — c. 1675 • Birthplace — Blagaj (near Mostar), Sanjak of Herzegovina, Bosnia Eyalet, Ottoman Empire • Died — 1747 • Occupation — Writer • Notable Work — Bulbulistan
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Fevzi Mostarac born at Blagaj, Mostar.
1747
Fevzi Mostarac died at Mostar.
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Blagaj and Mostar.
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