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The Stone Woman: A Novel

By (author) Tariq Ali

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normal price: R 487.95

Price: R 463.95

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Istanbul, 1899. The last great Islamic empire is in serious trouble. The family of Iskender Pasha, an Ottoman notable, has retired to its summer palace. Then a former tutor poses a question which the family has been refusing to confront for almost a century: 'Your Ottoman Empire is like a drunken prostitute, neither knowing nor caring who will take her next. Do I exaggerate, Memed?' This passionate story of jealousies, betrayals and vendettas charts the decay of the Empire and the rise of a new generation which is deeply hostile to the myths of the 'golden days.' The power of the 'Islam Quintet' lies both in the story-telling and its challenge against stereotyped images of life under Islam.

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Normally shipped | Forthcoming
Publisher | Verso Books
Published date | 10 Feb 2026
Language |
Format | Paperback / softback
Pages | 288
Dimensions | 198 x 129 x 18mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 241g
ISBN | 978-1-8367-4373-6
Readership Age |
BISAC | fiction / literary
Expected | 2 Jun 2026

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