Constantinople 1920

ISBN-13: 9781900355582 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 356 str.

Haig Tahta

Opis

Constantinople 1920, the second book in Haig Tahtasprojected trilogy, chronicles the impending fall ofthe Ottomans and explores the circumstances andatmosphere of Constantinople during the Britishoccupation of the city from 1920 to 1922. It carriesforward the same characters from Mr. Tahtas first novel,April 1915, set in the Ottoman Empire at a criticalmoment following its fateful decision to join the GreatWar in November 1914. Olga, an Armenian girl, andSelim, a Turk, are impossibly in love. Their relationship,much more difficult and problematic than Romeo andJuliet, develops and unfolds during the Greco-TurkishWar, reaching its shocking climax in the burning ofSmyrna. An historical novel of deep insight and highpassions, Constantinople 1920 brings to focus a timewhich echoed throughout the world and set in trainevents that would engulf Europe in flames a fewdecades later. Written with a rare sense of humanityand peopled with a plethora of characters, bold,sensitive, articulate and always fascinating,Constantinople 1920 is that rare novel of ideas anddrama that appeals to both the heart and the intellect.