Like a sword wound, Ahmet Altan ; translated from the Turkish by Brendan Freely and Yelda Türedi
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Like a sword wound, Ahmet Altan ; translated from the Turkish by Brendan Freely and Yelda Türedi
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Like a sword wound
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1026662837
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Ahmet Altan ; translated from the Turkish by Brendan Freely and Yelda Türedi
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Ottoman quartet, book one
Summary
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
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