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Birds without Wings
Louis de Bernieres
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Description for Birds without Wings
paperback. 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. Philothei, a Christian girl of legendary beauty, and Ibrahim the Goatherd who has courted her since infancy are but two of the many casualties. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 34. Weight in Grams: 470.
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099478980
SKU
V9780099478980
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About Louis de Bernieres
Louis de Bernières is the best-selling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin. His most recent novels are Birds Without Wings and A Partisan's Daughter.
Reviews for Birds without Wings
A more ambitious novel than Captain Corelli, and a better one
Financial Times
A mesmerising patchwork of horror, humour and humanity
Independent
A magnificent, poetic, colossal novel... Superbly written... It is, in every sense, a sublime book
Irish Times
His most serious and ambitious achievement to date
Times Literary Supplement
Pleasurable... Like ... Read more
Financial Times
A mesmerising patchwork of horror, humour and humanity
Independent
A magnificent, poetic, colossal novel... Superbly written... It is, in every sense, a sublime book
Irish Times
His most serious and ambitious achievement to date
Times Literary Supplement
Pleasurable... Like ... Read more