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Louis de Bernières

Birds Without Wings

Birds Without Wings

A historical novel by Louis de Bernières set in Anatolia during the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

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    “An equally beautiful and sad book. The story follows the inhabitants of a small town during the downfall of the Ottoman Empire and how time, politics, and war creates divides between people who were close through family ties and friendship.”

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