The Stone Woman

Islam Quintet #3

Tariq Ali

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English

Verso
29 July 2015

Fiction & Literature; Historical fiction

Istanbul, 1899. The last great Islamic empire is in serious trouble. The family of Iskender Pasha, an Ottoman notable, has retired to its summer palace. Then 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?'

This passionate story of jealousies, betrayals and vendettas charts the decay of the Empire and the rise of a new generation which is deeply hostile to the myths of the 'golden days.' The power of the 'Islam Quintet' lies both in the story-telling and its challenge against stereotyped images of life under Islam.

By: Tariq Ali
Imprint: Verso
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 335g
ISBN: 9781781680049
ISBN 10: 1781680043
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 29 July 2015
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tariq Ali is a writer and film-maker. He has written over a dozen books on world history and politics, five novels, and scripts for both stage and screen. The first novel of the Islam Quintet, Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree, was awarded the Archbishop San Clemente del Instituto Rosalia deCastro Prize for Best Foreign Language Fiction published in Spain in 1994 and, like The Book of Saladin, has been translated into several languages.

Reviews for The Stone Woman: Islam Quintet #3

Ali spins a web of tales that is as inventive and fantastical as the Arabian nights. * Times * ... an Eastern Magic Mountain. * London Review of Books * 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 * Tales of anguish, longing, lust and love all find their way to The Stone Woman. Ali paints a vivid picture of a fading world. * New York Times Book Review *