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The Stone Woman: A Novel (Islam Quintet 3)

The Stone Woman: A Novel (Islam Quintet 3)

by TariqAli (Author), Andrew Nurnberg (Translator)

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    Hardcover 2000

    $3.27

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    Paperback 2001

    $11.91
Synopsis

It is 1899 and the last great Islamic empire is in serious trouble. This story of masters and servants, school-teachers and painters, is marked by jealousies, vendettas and, with the decay of the Ottoman Empire, a new generation which is deeply hostile to the half-truths of the golden days.

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Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 240
 Publisher: Verso Books
Published: 11 Jul 2000
ISBN 10: 1859847641
ISBN 13: 9781859847640

Media Reviews
. .. 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
Author Bio
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.