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Night Falls On Damascus

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Author : Frederick Highland
language : en
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Release Date : 2006-12-12

Night Falls On Damascus written by Frederick Highland and has been published by Minotaur Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-12-12 with Fiction categories.

A crime of passion brings on a harrowing criminal investigation in a divided land Set in the exotic and turbulent world of Syria in the 1930s, Night Falls on Damascus tells the story of a French-Syrian police inspector, Nikolai Faroun, caught up in a complex murder investigation of a beautiful and controversial woman from a prominent Damascus family. Vera Tamiri made enemies for her good works as well as her cosmopolitanism. On one hand was she was a social reformer who had tried to advance the health and welfare of Arab women in a volatile community hemmed in by custom and hostile to social change. However, Vera had a shadowy side: she cultivated a Bohemian pose, gambled recklessly, and was not always wise in her choice of companions---and lovers. Faroun suspects that she may have fallen victim to a gruesome crime of passion. However, he soon realizes that there is more to this crime than a jealous lover. In a country chafing under foreign rule and divided by sectarian strife, Vera Tamiri made a tempting political target. In a city seething with anger and revolt, Inspector Faroun begins unraveling a conspiracy from Syria's troubled past, a secret that Vera may have uncovered---at the cost of her life. As the elements of a sinister and elusive crime bubble to the surface, Faroun must be careful not to bring to light secrets of his own---the real reason for his presence in Damascus and a compromising relationship with the beautiful and willful wife of a well-connected French businessman. All games, in the end, must be played against the dark backdrop of a city that has been the center of Middle Eastern intrigue for millennia, the stony ground where Cain slew Abel, where Saladin once ruled, and where Nikolai Faroun must discover the key to the murder of a courageous woman who dared to disturb the ancient order. A gripping murder mystery, Night Falls on Damascus richly evokes a time and place where the deadly conflict between modernism and tradition in the Middle East first came into play. Praise for Ghost Eaters "A swashbuckling, seafaring novel with mystical overtones." ---Publishers Weekly "An exciting, smoothly written naval adventure set in Malaysia during 1875. Touching on the politics of war, the power of superstition, and the fragility of civilization, this is exhilarating escapist fare." ---Booklist "The book is peopled with rich, enigmatic characters whose pasts are shrouded in mystery and whose motives are close held secrets." ---Jim Nelson, author of the Revolution at Sea series "Glorious shades of Joseph Conrad, but with wry humor! Splendidly written and an intriguing adventure /mystery in the grand old style." ---Dewey Lambdin, author of the Alan Lewrie series "Unashamedly and convincingly Conradian in its subject matter and scope, and in the raw and elemental language of its telling . . . this is the work of a devoted and accomplished storyteller, and of a gifted writer and craftsman, for whom the completed tale is considerably more than the sum of its parts." ---Robert Edric, author of The Broken Lands

As Night Falls

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Author : Avner Wishnitzer
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2021-07

As Night Falls written by Avner Wishnitzer and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07 with History categories.

A fascinating and vivid picture of the perils and promises of nocturnal life in cities in the early modern Middle East.

Buyurdum Ki The Whole World Of Ottomanica And Beyond

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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2023-09-04

Buyurdum Ki The Whole World Of Ottomanica And Beyond written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-04 with History categories.

This book is dedicated to Claudia Römer and brings together 33 contributions spanning a period from the 15th to the 20th century and covering the wide range of topics with which the honouree is engaged. The volume is divided into six parts that present current research on language, literature, and style as well as newer approaches and perspectives in dealing with sources and terminologies. Aspects such as conquest, administration, and financing of provinces are found as well as problems of endowments and the circulation of goods in the Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire. Another main topic is dedicated to minorities and their role and situation in various provinces and cities of the Ottoman Empire, as represented by various sources. But also topics like conversion, morality and control are illuminated. Finally, the volume provides an insight into the late Ottoman and early republican period, in which some previously unpublished sources (such as travel letters, memoirs) are presented and (re)discussed. The book is not only aimed at scholars and students of the Ottoman Empire; the thematic range is also of interest to linguists, historians, and cultural historians.

Contemporary Authors

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Author : Amy Elisabeth Fuller
language : en
Publisher: Contemporary Authors
Release Date : 2007-09

Contemporary Authors written by Amy Elisabeth Fuller and has been published by Contemporary Authors this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

A biographical and bibliographical guide to current writers in all fields including poetry, fiction and nonfiction, journalism, drama, television and movies. Information is provided by the authors themselves or drawn from published interviews, feature stories, book reviews and other materials provided by the authors/publishers.

A Bible Dictionary Being A Comprehensive Digest Of The History And Antiquities Of The Jews And Neighbouring Nations The Natural History Geography And Literature Of The Sacred Writings

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Author : James Austin Bastow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1853

A Bible Dictionary Being A Comprehensive Digest Of The History And Antiquities Of The Jews And Neighbouring Nations The Natural History Geography And Literature Of The Sacred Writings written by James Austin Bastow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1853 with categories.

Sandcastles

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Author : Milton Viorst
language : en
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Release Date : 1995-11-01

Sandcastles written by Milton Viorst and has been published by Syracuse University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-11-01 with History categories.

In Sandcastles, Milton Viorst draws upon his long personal experience in the Middle East and many recent trips undertaken as a correspondent for The New Yorker to take us deep into the aspirations, fears, prejudices, hopes and convictions of the inhabitants of seven key countries, and of the people without a country - the Palestinians.

Damascus Nights

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Author : Rafik Schami
language : en
Publisher: Touchstone
Release Date : 1995

Damascus Nights written by Rafik Schami and has been published by Touchstone this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Fiction categories.

Weaving together a variety of tales, the storytellers here live in present-day Syria and include a hairdresser, a geography teacher, an emigrant recently returned from America, and a cafe owner. Their stories are about princesses, demons, mystical happenings, Middle Eastern politics, and the subtleties of striking a bargain in a New York department store.