Birds Without Wings - CD by Louis De Bernieres


Authors
Louis De Bernieres
ISBN
9781856869614
Published
Binding
Audio-CD
Pages
360
Dimensions
143 x 126 x 25mm

'Birds Without Wings' tells of the inhabitants of a small coastal town in South West Anatolia in the dying days of the Ottoman empire: Iskander the Potter and fount of proverbial wisdom; Philothei, a Christian girl of legendary beauty who is courted almost from infancy by Ibrahim the Goatherd, their great love culminating in tragedy and madness; Karatavuk and Mehmet-ik, childhood friends who play in the hills above the town, Mehmet-ik teaching the illiterate Karatavuk how to write Turkish in Greek letters; the two holy men of different faiths, Father Kristoforos and Abdulhamid Hodja, who greet each other with the words 'infidel efendi'; the landlord Rustem Bey, his wife's adultery and stoning, and his journey to Istanbul in search of a Circassian mistress. It tells also of Mustafa Kemal, the man of destiny, who by virtue of military genius and sheer bloody- mindedness defeats the Franks and reshapes the whole region in his image. When jihad is declared against the Allies the young men of the town are sent to war. Karatavuk soon finds himself at Gallipoli where he experiences the intimate brutality of trench warfare, the loss of many comrades and of his own innocence.

As the great world intrudes, the twin scourges of religion and nationalism lead to forced marches and massacres, hunger grips the town and the peaceful fabric of life is destroyed. Epic, yet profoundly humane, 'Birds Without Wings' is a glorious novel by one of our finest and best-loved novelists.
Christmas Catalogue 2024 x BookFrenzy
33.99
RRP: $39.99
15% off RRP


This product is unable to be ordered online. Please check in-store availability.
Instore Price: $39.99
Birds Without Wings - CD is Out of Print

Other Titles by Louis De Bernieres

Red Dog
24.99
21.24
15% Off
Birds Without Wings
Louis De Bernieres
22.99
19.54
15% Off
Captain Corellis Mandolin
Louis De Bernieres
14.99
12.74
15% Off
Blue Dog
29.99
25.49
15% Off
Captain Corellis Mandolin
Louis De Bernieres
31.99
27.19
15% Off
Light Over Liskeard
22.99
19.54
15% Off
Red Dog  Film Tie In Edition
22.99
19.54
15% Off


RRP refers to the Recommended Retail Price as set out by the original publisher at time of release.
The RRP set by overseas publishers may vary to those set by local publishers due to exchange rates and shipping costs.
Due to our competitive pricing, we may have not sold all products at their original RRP.