Ingmar Gregorzewski

The Fire of Constantinople Ingmar Gregorzewski

"Where are the emissaries of the great battles fought here on earth? Why do they so seldom make themselves known? And where are the chosen ones? Even I can offer you no more than my story..."A great mystery becomes a dangerous game in "The Fire of Constantinople": it is the time on the eve of World War 1. A ferryboat crosses the Bosphorus, from one shore of Istanbul to the other. Children are also travelling on board. A narrator promises them an exciting and eerie story: the twisted tale of 13-year-old Felix, whose life changes completely when his parents' house burns down. From one moment to the next, the child from a rich family becomes a beggar child who has to eke out a living in the poor quarters. In the process, Felix becomes involved in a sinister conspiracy and learns the secret of his origins...