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Title Like a sword wound / Ahmet Altan ; translated from the Turkish by Brendan Freely and Yelda Türedi
Author Altan, Ahmet
Imprint New York : Europa Editions, 2018
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Descript 344 pages 22 cm
Series Ottoman quartet ; book one
Altan, Ahmet. Ottoman quartet ; book one
Note Altan's Ottoman Quartet spans the fifty years between the final decades of the 19th century and the post-WWI rise of Atatürk as both unchallenged leader and visionary reformer of the new Turkey. The four books tell the stories of an unforgettable cast of characters, among them: an Ottoman army officer, the Sultan's personal doctor, a scion of the royal house whose Western education brings him into conflict with his family's legacy, and a beguiling Turkish aristocrat who, while fond of her emancipated life in Paris, finds herself drawn to a conservative Muslim spiritual leader. Intrigue, betrayal, love, war, progress, and tradition provide a colourful backdrop against which their lives play out. All the while, the society to which they belong is transforming, and the Sublime Empire disintegrates. Here is a Turkish saga reminiscent of War and Peace, that traces not only the social currents of the time but also the erotic and emotional lives of its characters
In English; translated from the original Turkish
Subject 1800-1999
Manners and customs.
FICTION -- Historical.
Turkey -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
Turkey -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction
Turkey -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Turkey -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction
Turkey.
Romaner
Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Historical fiction.
Dawit Isaak-biblioteket
Historical fiction.
Classmark 894.3533
Alt Auth Freely, Brendan, 1959- translator
Türedi, Yelda translator
Translation Kiliç yarasi gibi. Engelska
ISBN/ISSN 9781609454746 (paperback)
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