
The Stone Woman
Paperback
Other Editions of This Title:
Paperback (7/7/2015)
Description
"The Stone Woman" is the third novel of Tariq Ali's Islam Quartet . Like its predecessors "Shadows of the Pomegranate Tree" and "The Book of Saladin "its power lies both in the story-telling and the challenge it poses to stereotyped images of life under Islam.
Praise For The Stone Woman…
“... an Eastern Magic Mountain.”—London Review of Books
“A richly woven tapestry that, even before its completion, merits comparison with Naguib Mahfouz's celebrated Cairo Trilogy. A great work in progress.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Ali spins a web of tales that is as inventive and fantastical as the Arabian nights.”—The Times
“Tales of anguish, longing, lust and lvoe all find their way to The Stone Woman ? Ali paints a vivid picture of a fading world.”—New York Times Book Review
“This Chekhov-like scenario of intense emotion within a creaking social structure constructs a rich picture of history and the way we think about history.”—Times Literary Supplement
Verso, 9781859843642, 274pp.
Publication Date: November 17, 2001