
The Stone Woman
A Novel
Tariq Ali(Author)
Verso Books (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 7. July 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-1-78168-004-9 (ISBN)
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Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
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 of anguish, longing, lust and love all find their way to The Stone Woman. Ali paints a vivid picture of a fading world. * New York Times Book Review *More details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78168-004-9 (9781781680049)
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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 and lives in London.