De Bernieres, Louis. <br/><br/>
Birds without wings / 

 - London :  Secker & Warburg,  2004. 
 - 624 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/> Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Ottoman Empire, the Gallipoli campaign and the subsequent bitter struggle between Greeks and Turks. Traces the fortunes of one small community in south-west Anatolia - a town in which Christian and Muslim lives and traditions have co-existed peacefully for centuries. When war is declared and the outside world intrudes, the twin scourges of religion and nationalism lead to forced marches and massacres, and the peaceful fabric of life is destroyed. Philothei, a Christian girl of legendary beauty, and Ibrahim the Goatherd who has courted her since infancy are but two of the many casualties. With the end of a community that once transcended religious differences, their great love seems destined to end in tragedy and madness ... 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780436205514 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA4X9239  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>011610401  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1288-1918 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam--Relations--Christianity--History--Fiction.<br/>Islam--Relations--Christianisme--Histoire--Romans, nouvelles, etc.<br/>Christianity.<br/>Islam.<br/>Social conditions
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Turkey--History--Mehmed V, 1909-1918--Fiction.<br/>Turkey--Social conditions--1288-1918--Fiction.<br/>Empire ottoman--Histoire--1909-1918 (Mehmet V)--Romans, nouvelles, etc.<br/>Empire ottoman--Conditions sociales--Romans, nouvelles, etc.<br/>Turkey.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>War fiction.<br/>Historical fiction.<br/>Fiction.<br/>History.<br/>War stories.<br/>War fiction.<br/>Historical fiction.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PR6054.E132  / B57 2004c