The people who remained in this place have often asked themselves why it was that Ibrahim went mad.
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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.
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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, KleinstadtPeople
Karatavuk, Iskander, Philothei, Ibrahim, Musafa Kemal, Abdulhamid Hodja, Ayse, Charitos, Drosoula, Leyla, Mehmetçik, Polyxeni, Rustem BeyPlaces
Turkey, Gallipoli Peninsula, South West AnatoliaShowing 9 featured editions. View all 26 editions?
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Birds Without Wings
2016?, Vintage Books
Paperback
in English
- printing (15)
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Birds Without Wings
2009?, Vintage Books
Paperback
in English
- printing (18)
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Traum aus Stein und Federn
2006-06, Fischer Taschenbuch Verlag
paperback
in German
- [1. Auflage]
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Birds Without Wings
2004, A.A. Knopf Canada
Hardcover
in English
- 1st ed. (2)
0676976948 9780676976946
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Birds Without Wings
2004, Alfred A. Knopf
Hardcover
in English
- 1st American ed.
1400043417 9781400043415
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Birds Without Wings
2004, Random House Large Print
Hardcover
in English
- 1st large print ed. (1)
0375434348 9780375434341
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Vogels zonder vleugels
2004-10, De Arbeiderspers
paperback
in Dutch
- Tweede druk
9029504633 9789029504638
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Birds Without Wings
2004, Secker & Warburg
Paperback
in English
- printing (1)
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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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