2001, ISBN: 9781859843642

US: Verso, 2001. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remai… More...

US: Verso, 2001. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Each year, when the weather in Istanbul becomes unbearable, the family of I skender Pasha, a retired Ottoman notable, retires to its summer palace over looking the Sea of Marmara. It is 1899 and the last great Islamic empire is in serious trouble. A former tutor poses a question which the family has b een refusing to confront for almost a century: 'Your Ottoman Empire is like a drunken prostitute, neither knowing nor caring who will take her next. D o I exaggerate, Memed?' The history of Iskender Pasha's family mirrors the growing degeneration of the Empire they have served for the last five hundr ed years. This passionate story of masters and servants, school-teachers an d painters, is marked by jealousies, vendettas and, with the decay of the E mpire, a new generation which is deeply hostile to the half-truths and myth s of the 'golden days.' The Stone Woman is the third novel of Tariq Ali's 'Islam Quartet'. Like its predecessors--Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree and The Book of Saladin--its power lies both in the story-telling and the challenge it poses to stereotyped images of life under Islam., Verso, 2001, 4<

2001, ISBN: 1859843646

[EAN: 9781859843642], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 3.5], [PU: Verso Books 26.10.2001.], NOISBN, 274 Seiten Gutes Exemplar, geringe Gebrauchsspuren, Cover/SU berieben/bestoßen, Lese… More...

[EAN: 9781859843642], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 3.5], [PU: Verso Books 26.10.2001.], NOISBN, 274 Seiten Gutes Exemplar, geringe Gebrauchsspuren, Cover/SU berieben/bestoßen, Lesefalze am Rücken des Buches, innen alles in Ordnung; Good copy, light signs of previous use, cover/dust jacket shows some rubbing/wear, creases on the spine, interior in good condition 220407ah57 ISBN: 9781859843642 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 320, Books<

2001, ISBN: 9781859843642

Verso, 11/17/2001. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good Condition - May show some limited signs of wear and may have a remainder mark. Pages and dust cover are intact and not marred by notes… More...

Verso, 11/17/2001. Paperback. Very Good. Very Good Condition - May show some limited signs of wear and may have a remainder mark. Pages and dust cover are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting., Verso, 11/17/2001, 3<

ISBN: 9781859843642

Paperback. Very Good., 3