The Silence of Scheherazade
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A quiet autumn evening in September 1905 in the ancient city of Smirna was born a girl who will receive the name Schaerezada. The fights of the woman in labor were so strong and painful that even opium did not alleviate suffering.
On the same day in the local harbor, a ship drops an anchor, on board the Indian spy arrives with the secret task of the British Empire. Avinash Pillai sees golden spiers and minarets, feels the fragrances of figs and chinar, hears the screams of street pilots offering their goods. Seventeen years later, he will leave the city, covered by a flame, inhaling the heavy smell of kerosene and burning.
And between these September there will be many events related to the intertwined fate of the Arabic, Greek, Turkish and Armenian families. Birth and death, love and loss, all this awaits the heroes when their peaceful small homeland is destroyed due to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
When Smirna was burned to the ground in September 1922, the world lost one of the most beautiful multinational cities. Defne Suman returned him to life, resurrecting on the pages of her book the historical events of centuries -old prescription. This extraordinary romance can be compared with a trip to the city and culture, now lost in time
On the same day in the local harbor, a ship drops an anchor, on board the Indian spy arrives with the secret task of the British Empire. Avinash Pillai sees golden spiers and minarets, feels the fragrances of figs and chinar, hears the screams of street pilots offering their goods. Seventeen years later, he will leave the city, covered by a flame, inhaling the heavy smell of kerosene and burning.
And between these September there will be many events related to the intertwined fate of the Arabic, Greek, Turkish and Armenian families. Birth and death, love and loss, all this awaits the heroes when their peaceful small homeland is destroyed due to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
When Smirna was burned to the ground in September 1922, the world lost one of the most beautiful multinational cities. Defne Suman returned him to life, resurrecting on the pages of her book the historical events of centuries -old prescription. This extraordinary romance can be compared with a trip to the city and culture, now lost in time
Author:
Author:Суман Дефне
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Fiction
- Category:Romance & Love
- Category:Historical Literature
- Category:Poetry & Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:newspaper
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-601-271-368-8
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