The dervish
Subtitle: a novel
By: Frances Kazan
Publisher: Opus
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 247
ISBN-13: 9781623160043
Subjects: World War (1914-1918) fast (OCoLC)fst01180746; World War, 1914-1918; History; Revolution (Turkey : 1918-1923) fast (OCoLC)fst01354585; Islam; Fiction; Interfaith relations; Relations; Christianity
Description: An American war widow seeks emotional asylum with her sister at the American Consulate in Constantinople during the Allied occupation in 1919. Through a crossstitched pattern of synchronicity Kazan's heroine becomes a vital thread in the fate of Mustafa Kemal (later Ataturk) and his battle for his country's freedom. Based on firsthand accounts of the Turkish nationalist resistance, The Dervish details the extraordinary events that culminated in 1923 with the creation of the Republic of Turkey.--Publisher.
Notes: Includes reader's discussion group questions.