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The Bird King
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Author : G. Willow Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Release Date : 2019-07-04
The Bird King written by G. Willow Wilson and has been published by Atlantic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-04 with Fiction categories.
From award-winning author G. Willow Wilson, The Bird King is an epic journey set during the reign of the last sultan in the Iberian peninsula at the height of the Spanish Inquisition. G. Willow Wilson's debut novel Alif the Unseen established her as a vital American Muslim literary voice. The Bird King tells the story of Fatima, a concubine in the royal court of Granada, the last emirate of Muslim Spain, and her dearest friend Hassan, the palace mapmaker. Hassan has a secret - he can draw maps of places he's never seen and bend the shape of reality. When representatives of the newly formed Spanish monarchy arrive to negotiate the sultan's surrender, Fatima befriends one of the women, not realising that she will see Hassan's gift as sorcery and a threat to Christian Spanish rule. With their freedoms at stake, what will Fatima risk to save Hassan and escape the palace walls? As Fatima and Hassan traverse Spain to find safety, The Bird King asks us to consider what love is and the price of freedom at a time when the West and the Muslim world were not yet separate.
The Bird King
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Author : G. Willow Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Grove Press
Release Date : 2019-03-12
The Bird King written by G. Willow Wilson and has been published by Grove Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-12 with Fiction categories.
One of NPR’s 50 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Books of the Decade: A fifteenth-century palace mapmaker must hide his powers in the time of the Inquisition . . . Award-winning author G. Willow Wilson’s debut novel Alif the Unseen was an NPR and Washington Post Best Book of the Year and established her as a vital American Muslim literary voice. Now she delivers The Bird King, an epic journey set during the reign of the last sultan in the Iberian peninsula at the height of the Spanish Inquisition. Fatima is a concubine in the royal court of Granada, the last emirate of Muslim Spain. Her dearest friend, Hassan, the palace mapmaker and the one man who doesn’t leer at her with desire, has a secret—he can draw maps of places he’s never seen and bend the shape of reality. When representatives of the newly formed Spanish monarchy arrive to negotiate the sultan’s surrender, Fatima befriends one of the women, not realizing that she will see Hassan’s gift as sorcery and a threat to Christian Spanish rule. With their freedoms at stake, what will Fatima risk to save Hassan and escape the palace walls? As the two traverse Spain with the help of a clever jinn to find safety, The Bird King asks us to consider what love is and the price of freedom at a time when the West and the Muslim world were not yet separate. “Wilson has a deft hand with myth and with magic, and the kind of smart, honest writing mind that knits together and bridges cultures and people.” —Neil Gaiman, author of Norse Mythology “A triumph . . . one of the best fantasy writers working today.” —BookPage “A treasure-house of a novel, thrilling, tender, funny, and achingly gorgeous. I loved it.” —Lev Grossman, author of the Magicians trilogy
The Bird King And Other Sketches
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Author : Shaun Tan
language : en
Publisher: Templar Books
Release Date : 2011-04
The Bird King And Other Sketches written by Shaun Tan and has been published by Templar Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Selections from the sketchbooks of Shaun Tan, acclaimed creator of The Lost Thing, The Arrival and Tales from Outer Suburbia. Included are preliminary drawings for book, film and theatre projects, portrait and landscape studies, along with pages from travelling notebooks. All offer a special insight into the daydreams of a celebrated author and illustrator.
The Bird King
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Author : G. Willow Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Grove Press
Release Date : 2020-02-06
The Bird King written by G. Willow Wilson and has been published by Grove Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-06 with Fiction categories.
Billy The Bird
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Author : Dick King-Smith
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2013-09-05
Billy The Bird written by Dick King-Smith and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-05 with Brothers and sisters categories.
When Mary Mary finds her little brother Billy seems floating above his bed, with his nose, tummy and toes touching the ceiling, she is astounded. Never before has anyone in Mary's family been able to fly - even though their name is Bird! An engaging tale from everybody's favourite animal author Dick King-Smith.
Alif The Unseen
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Author : G. Willow Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd
Release Date : 2012-09-01
Alif The Unseen written by G. Willow Wilson and has been published by Atlantic Books Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-01 with Fiction categories.
LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2013 'I will tell you a story, but it comes with a warning; when you hear it, you will become someone else.' He calls himself Alif - few people know his real name - a young man born in a Middle Eastern city that straddles the ancient and modern worlds. When Alif meets the aristocratic Intisar, he believes he has found love. But their relationship has no future - Intisar is promised to another man and her family's honour must be satisfied. As a remembrance, Intisar sends the heartbroken Alif a mysterious book. Entitled The Thousand and One Days, Alif discovers that this parting gift is a door to another world - a world from a very different time, when old magic was in the ascendant and the djinn walked amongst us. With the book in his hands, Alif finds himself drawing attention - far too much attention - from both men and djinn. Thus begins an adventure that takes him through the crumbling streets of a once-beautiful city, to uncover the long-forgotten mysteries of the Unseen. Alif is about to become a fugitive in both the corporeal and incorporeal worlds. And he is about to unleash a destructive power that will change everything and everyone - starting with Alif himself. '[Wilson] works magic... an exuberant fable that has thrills, chills and-even more remarkably-universal appeal.' Janet Maslin, The New York Times
The The Bird
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Author : Philip Kennedy
language : en
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Release Date : 2021-11-16
The The Bird written by Philip Kennedy and has been published by Laurence King Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-16 with Art categories.
The Bird explores the fascinating world of 18th- and 19th-century ornithological illustration. This was a period of scientific, artistic, and geographic discovery, when people began to fully appreciate the immense variety of form and color within the natural world. This book celebrates this beauty through the lavish illustrations produced at that time. Within each chapter, there will be an opportunity to learn a little more about the artists that helped to elevate the art form. From Audubon to Gould and from MacGillivray to Lear we learn how technology, travel, and ambition shaped their work, and how their work transformed our understanding of the wonderful world of birds.
The Book Of The Bird
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Author : Angus Hyland
language : en
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Release Date : 2016-05-31
The Book Of The Bird written by Angus Hyland and has been published by Laurence King Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-31 with Art categories.
The Book of the Bird celebrates the bird in art with an elegant, international collection of paintings, illustrations, and photographs, featuring all kinds of birds from the smallest tits and wrens to colourful exotics. Interspersed though the illustrations are short texts giving background to the pictures and information on bird species. This is the perfect gift for all bird lovers.
The Bird With The Golden Wings
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Author : Sudha Murty
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2016-01-01
The Bird With The Golden Wings written by Sudha Murty and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
A poor little girl is rewarded with lovely gifts when she feeds a hungry bird all the rice she has. What happens when the girl’s greedy, nosy neighbour hears the story and tries to get better gifts for herself? Why did the once sweet sea water turn salty? How did the learned teacher forget his lessons only to be aided by the school cook? And how did the king hide his horrible donkey ears from the people of his kingdom? For answers to all this and more, delve right into another fabulous collection of stories by Sudha Murty.
The Bird And The Blade
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Author : Megan Bannen
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins
Release Date : 2018-06-05
The Bird And The Blade written by Megan Bannen and has been published by HarperCollins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-05 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
A sweeping and tragic debut novel perfect for fans of The Wrath and the Dawn and Megan Whalen Turner. This young adult novel is an excellent choice for accelerated tween readers in grades 7 to 8, especially during homeschooling. It’s a fun way to keep your child entertained and engaged while not in the classroom. The Bird and the Blade is a lush, powerful story of life and death, battles and riddles, lies and secrets from author Megan Bannen. Enslaved in Kipchak Khanate, Jinghua has lost everything: her home, her family, her freedom . . . until the kingdom is conquered by enemy forces and she finds herself an unlikely conspirator in the escape of Prince Khalaf and his irascible father across the vast Mongol Empire. On the run, with adversaries on all sides and an endless journey ahead, Jinghua hatches a scheme to use the Kipchaks’ exile to return home, a plan that becomes increasingly fraught as her feelings for Khalaf evolve into an impossible love. Jinghua’s already dicey prospects take a downward turn when Khalaf seeks to restore his kingdom by forging a marriage alliance with Turandokht, the daughter of the Great Khan. As beautiful as she is cunning, Turandokht requires all potential suitors to solve three impossible riddles to win her hand—and if they fail, they die. Jinghua has kept her own counsel well, but with Khalaf’s kingdom—and his very life—on the line, she must reconcile the hard truth of her past with her love for a boy who has no idea what she’s capable of . . . even if it means losing him to the girl who’d sooner take his life than his heart.