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Traum aus Stein und Federn

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An edition of Birds Without Wings (2004)

Traum aus Stein und Federn

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  • ★★★★ 4.33 ·
  • 6 Ratings
  • 13 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 9 Have read

Birds Without Wings is a novel by Louis de Bernières, written in 2004. Narrated by various characters, it tells the tragic love story of Philothei and Ibrahim. It also chronicles the rise of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the 'Father of the Turkish Nation'. The overarching theme of the story covers the impact of religious intolerance, over-zealous nationalism, and the war that often results. The characters are unwittingly caught up in historical tides outside of their control.

The book's title is taken from a saying by one of the characters, Iskander the Potter, "Man is a bird without wings, and a bird is a man without sorrows." The book includes a vivid and detailed description of the horrors of life in the trenches during World War I. Some of the characters are also present in the author's earlier novel Captain Corelli's Mandolin.

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S. Fischer
Language
German
Pages
669

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Subjects
Historical Fiction, Historical Romance, History, Social conditions, Fiction, Fathers and sons, Relations, Christianity, Soldiers, City and town life, Islam, interfaith relations, World War, 1914-1918 in fiction, Fathers and sons in fiction, City and town life in fiction, Islam in fiction, Turkey in fiction, Soldiers in fiction, World War, 1914-1918 -- Turkey -- Fiction., World War, 1914-1918, Large type books, Fiction, historical, Fiction, religious, Fiction, war & military, Fathers and sons, fiction, World war, 1914-1918, fiction, Turkey, fiction, Fiction, historical, general, Romans, nouvelles, Christianisme, Vie urbaine, Pères et fils, Bevölkerung, Feindschaft, Griechisch-Türkischer Krieg, Kleinstadt
People
Karatavuk, Iskander, Philothei, Ibrahim, Musafa Kemal, Abdulhamid Hodja, Ayse, Charitos, Drosoula, Leyla, Mehmetçik, Polyxeni, Rustem Bey
Places
Turkey, Gallipoli Peninsula, South West Anatolia
Times
World War, 1914-1918, Mehmed V, 1909-1918, 1288-1918

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2005, S. Fischer
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Published in
Frankfurt am Main
Copyright Date
2005
Translation Of
Birds Without Wings
Translated From
English

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Library of Congress
B

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Pagination
668p.
Number of pages
669

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Open Library
OL26726867M
Internet Archive
traumaussteinund0000debe
ISBN 10
3100071255
ISBN 13
9783100071255
OCLC/WorldCat
61671857
Deutsche National Bibliothek
972773770
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62615621

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