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The Stone Woman: A Novel
Tariq Ali
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Description for The Stone Woman: A Novel
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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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781680049
SKU
V9781781680049
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About Tariq Ali
TARIQ ALI is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics--including Pirates of the Caribbean, Bush in Babylon, The Clash of Fundamentalisms and The Obama Syndrome--as well as five novels in his Islam Quintet series and scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of the New Left Review ... Read more
Reviews for The Stone Woman: A Novel
Ali spins a web of tales that is as inventive and fantastical as the Arabian nights.
Times
... an Eastern Magic Mountain.
London Review of Books
This Chekhov-like scenario of intense emotion within a creaking social structure constructs a rich picture of history and the way we think about history.
Times Literary Supplement
Tales ... Read more
Times
... an Eastern Magic Mountain.
London Review of Books
This Chekhov-like scenario of intense emotion within a creaking social structure constructs a rich picture of history and the way we think about history.
Times Literary Supplement
Tales ... Read more