Birds Without Wings

Louis de Bernieres

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Vintage
01 June 2005

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Sagas; Historical fiction

'Captivating and compelling. A masterpiece' Independent on Sunday

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

By: Louis de Bernieres
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 461g
ISBN: 9780099478980
ISBN 10: 0099478986
Pages: 640
Publication Date: 01 June 2005
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Louis de Berni-res' first three novels are The War of Don Emmanuel's Nether Parts (Commonwealth Writers Prize, Best First Book Eurasia Region, 1991), Se-or Vivo and the Coca Lord (Commonwealth Writers Prize, Best Book Eurasia Region, 1992), and The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman. The author was selected as one of the Granta twenty Best of Young British Novelists in 1993. Captain Corelli's Mandolin won the Commonwealth Writers Prize, Best Book, 1995. His most recent book is Red Dog.

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 Steinbeck, de Bernieres deserves praise for his imaginative sympathy * Independent on Sunday *