TY  - BOOK
AU  - De Bernieres,Louis
TI  - Birds without wings
SN  - 9780099478980
AV  - PR6054 .E132 B57 2004
PY  - 2004///
CY  - London
PB  - Secker & Warburg
KW  - Islam
KW  - Relations
KW  - Christianity
KW  - History
KW  - Fiction
KW  - fast
KW  - Interfaith relations
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Turkey
KW  - Mehmed V, 1909-1918
KW  - 1288-1918
KW  - Historical fiction
KW  - lcgft
N2  - Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Ottoman Empire, the Gallipoli campaign and the subsequent bitter struggle between Greeks and Turks. 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. Philothei, a Christian girl of legendary beauty, and Ibrahim the Goatherd who has courted her since infancy are but two of the many casualties. With the end of a community that once transcended religious differences, their great love seems destined to end in tragedy and madness
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