Lukas, MichaelThe Oracle of Stamboul is a novel-in-progress about a preternaturally intelligent little girl who changes the course of history. Born on the outskirts of the Ottoman empire at the end of 19th century, Eleonora Cohen follows her father to Stamboul, overcomes adversity, learns about herself, and eventually becomes an advisor to the Ottoman sultan, Abdulhamid II.en-USThesisLiterature, EnglishIstanbulHistoryOttoman EmpireHistorical Fabulism