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- GoodA book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
- 0 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9781859843642
- Book Title
- Stone Woman
- Book Series
- The Islam Quintet Ser.
- Publisher
- Verso Books
- Item Length
- 8.1 in
- Publication Year
- 2001
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Author
- Tariq Ali
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Literary, Historical
- Item Weight
- 10.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
- Country of Origin
- United States
The Stone Woman by Tariq Ali
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Verso Books
ISBN-10
1859843646
ISBN-13
9781859843642
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1908578
Product Key Features
Book Title
Stone Woman
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2001
Topic
Literary, Historical
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
The Islam Quintet Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
10.5 Oz
Item Length
8.1 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
00-063413
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
‘eoeThis Chekhov-like scenario of intense emotion within a creaking social structure constructs a rich picture of history and the way we think about history.’e�, “… an Eastern Magic Mountain. “- London Review of Books “A richly woven tapestry that, even before its completion, merits comparison with Naguib Mahfouz’s celebrated Cairo Trilogy. A great work in progress.”- Kirkus Reviews “Ali spins a web of tales that is as inventive and fantastical as the Arabian nights.”- The Times “Tales of anguish, longing, lust and lvoe all find their way to The Stone Woman ? Ali paints a vivid picture of a fading world.”- New York Times Book Review “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
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Synopsis
Each year, when the weather in Istanbul becomes unbearable, the family of Iskender Pasha, a retired Ottoman notable, retires to its summer palace overlooking 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 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? The history of Iskender Pasha s family mirrors the growing degeneration of the Empire they have served for the last five hundred years. This passionate story of masters and servants, school-teachers and painters, is marked by jealousies, vendettas and, with the decay of the Empire, a new generation which is deeply hostile to the half-truths and myths 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.”
LC Classification Number
PR6051.L44S76 2001
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