Louis de Bernieres: Birds Without Wings, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Birds Without Wings
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- Publisher:
- Vintage Publishing, 07/2005
- Binding:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Language:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780099478980
- Item number:
- 5066426
- Volume:
- 640 Pages
- Copyright-Jahr:
- 2005
- Weight:
- 417 g
- Format:
- 198 x 129 mm
- Thickness:
- 38 mm
- Release date:
- 4.7.2005
- Note
-
Caution: Product is not in German language
Short description
Der neue Roman des Autors von Captain Corellis Mandolin erzählt von einem kleinen Ort in Anatolien, von Liebe und menschlichen Tragödien, vom Untergang des Osmanischen Reichs, von Krieg, Verfolgung und Versöhnung. 'Captivating and compelling. A masterpiece' Independent on Sunday
Description
Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Ottoman Empire, the Gallipoli campaign and the subsequent bitter struggle between Greeks and Turks, Birds Without Wings traces the fortunes of one small community in south-west Anatolia - a town in which Christian and Muslim lives and traditions have co-existed peacefully for centuries.
When war is declared and the outside world intrudes, the twin scourges of religion and nationalism lead to forced marches and massacres, and the peaceful fabric of life is destroyed. Birds Without Wings is a novel about the personal and political costs of war, and about love: between men and women; between friends; between those who are driven to be enemies; and between Philothei, a Christian girl of legendary beauty, and Ibrahim the Goatherd, who has courted her since infancy. Epic in sweep, intoxicating in its sensual detail, it is an enchanting masterpiece.
Review
"A more ambitious novel than Captain Corelli , and a better one" Financial Times
Blurb
Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Ottoman Empire, Birds Without Wings traces the fortunes of one small community in south-west Anatolia - a town in which Christian and Muslim lives and traditions have co-existed peacefully for centuries.
When war is declared and the outside world intrudes, the twin scourges of religion and nationalism lead to forced marches and massacres, and the peaceful fabric of life is destroyed. Birds Without Wings is a novel about the personal and political costs of war, and about love: between men and women; between friends; between those who are driven to be enemies; and between Philothei, a Christian girl of legendary beauty, and Ibrahim the Goatherd, who has courted her since infancy. Epic in sweep, intoxicating in its sensual detail, it is an enchanting masterpiece.
'A mesmerising patchwork of horror, humour and humanity' Independent
