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Jan 1, 2001 · 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.
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Apr 13, 2015 · As the novel begins, Iskander suffers a stroke and loses his power of speech. Various members of the family tell their stories, interwoven with chapters transcribing confessions made to the "stone woman," a rock formation on the estate.
Tales of anguish, longing, lust and love all find their way to The Stone Woman. Ali paints a vivid picture of a fading world. New York Times Book Review
Jul 7, 2015 · Some of this is revealed in confessions the characters make in private in the forest to a giant stone that has a face resembling a woman, The Stone Woman. Interesting people, interesting times with real and believable characters and situations in a fascinating time of a dying empire.
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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.
- Paperback
Close to the Stone Woman is the family home of Iskander Pasha, a distant descendant of an exiled Ottoman courtier. When the aged Iskander suffers a stroke, his family...
The ancient pagan icon has become a confessor, allowing people to release their guilt without consequence. Close to the Stone Woman is the family home of Iskander Pasha, a distant...
