Nights of Plague
'A masterpiece of evocation' Sunday Times
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'Orhan Pamuk is the sort of writer for whom the Nobel Prize was invented. ' Daily Telegraph'Pamuk is the real thing. ' Observer'One of the world's finest living writers. ' Independent'Essential readin...
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Forlagsbeskrivelse af Nights Of Plague 'A Masterpiece Of Evocation' Sunday Times af Orhan Pamuk
'Orhan Pamuk is the sort of writer for whom the Nobel Prize was invented. ' Daily Telegraph'Pamuk is the real thing. ' Observer'One of the world's finest living writers. ' Independent'Essential reading for our times. ' Margaret Atwood'Everyone should read Pamuk. ' New StatesmanAn epic and playful mystery of passion, fear, scandal and murder, from one of history's master storytellers. 1901. Night draws in. With the stealth of a spy vessel, the royal ship Aziziye approaches the famous vistas of Mingheria, the twenty-ninth state of the ailing Ottoman Empire. The ship carries Princess Pakize, the daughter of a deposed sultan, her doctor husband, and the Royal Chemist, Bonkowski Pasha. Not all of them will survive the weeks ahead. There are rumours of plague - rumours some in power will try to suppress. But plague is not the only killer. Mingheria is on the cusp of catastrophe, and the future of a fragile empire is at stake. 'A wry meditation on nationalism and identity, on history and myth, on science and superstition, delivered with Orhan Pamuk's trademark storytelling flair. ' Financial Times'A tale of spies, conspiracy and murder . . full of vivid characters. ' Independent
Detaljer
Forlag
Faber & Faber
ISBN
9780571352951
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
704
Udgivelsesdato
07-09-2023
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3140841
EAN nr.
9780571352951
Varegruppe
Fiction
Højde/Dybde (mm)
198
Bredde (mm)
129
Længde (mm)
50
Vægt (g)
530
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