The Stone Woman : A Novel Paperback / softback
by Tariq Ali
Paperback / softback
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Istanbul, 1899. The last great Islamic empire is in serious trouble.
The family of Iskender Pasha, an Ottoman notable, has retired to its summer palace.
Then a former tutor poses a question which the family has been refusing to confront for almost a century: 'Your Ottoman Empire is like a drunken prostitute, neither knowing nor caring who will take her next.
Do I exaggerate, Memed?' This passionate story of jealousies, betrayals and vendettas charts the decay of the Empire and the rise of a new generation which is deeply hostile to the myths of the 'golden days.' The power of the 'Islam Quintet' lies both in the story-telling and its challenge against stereotyped images of life under Islam.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Verso Books
- Publication Date:07/07/2015
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- ISBN:9781781680049
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In Stock - low on stock, only 1 copy remainingFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:368 pages
- Publisher:Verso Books
- Publication Date:07/07/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9781781680049