The dramatic tale of one family's tempestuous century in Iraq from 1900 to the present. An exquisite multi-generational memoir, `Late for Tea at the Deer Palace' tells the story of an extraordinary family's century in Iraq. It brings to life the fascinating history of a nation from its days as a province of the Ottoman Empire, through to European domination, independence, revolution, dictatorship and the wars that have seized the attention of the modern world. From the grand opulence of her great ...
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The dramatic tale of one family's tempestuous century in Iraq from 1900 to the present. An exquisite multi-generational memoir, `Late for Tea at the Deer Palace' tells the story of an extraordinary family's century in Iraq. It brings to life the fascinating history of a nation from its days as a province of the Ottoman Empire, through to European domination, independence, revolution, dictatorship and the wars that have seized the attention of the modern world. From the grand opulence of her great-grandfather's house in Ottoman Baghdad and her larger than life grandmother, Tamara Chalabi guides us through several generations until the moment when the country's order, to which her family belonged, comes crashing down. In 2003, she visits her ancestral home for the first time and finds a country sliding out of the tyrannical grip of Saddam's rule. She must find a way to reconcile the old and the new, a sense of alienation with a longing for a homeland. As she explores the nature of identity, memory and what it means to have inherited exile, the magic of this country and its people are brought to life. Bringing together east and west, the poetic and the political, Chalabi recreates an old world that has been lost behind recent headlines of war, occupation and suicide bombings.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Outline: -The dramatic tale of one family's tempestuous century in Iraq from 1900 to the present. An exquisite multi-generational memoir 'Late for Tea at the Deer Palace' tells the story of an extraordinary family`s century in Iraq. It brings to life the fascinating history of a nation from its days as a province of the Ottoman Empire through to European domination independence revolution dictatorship and the wars that have seized the attention of the modern world. From the grand opulence of her great-grandfather`s house in Ottoman Baghdad and her larger than life grandmother Tamara Chalabi guides us through several generations until the moment when the country`s order to which her family belonged comes crashing down. In 2003 she visits her ancestral home for the first time and finds a country sliding out of the tyrannical grip of Saddam`s rule. She must find a way to reconcile the old and the new a sense of alienation with a longing for a homeland. As she explores the nature of identity memory and what it means to have inherited exile the magic of this country and its people are brought to life. Bringing together east and west the poetic and the political Chalabi recreates an old world that has been lost behind recent headlines of war occupation and suicide bombings. -> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is HarperCollins The date of this copy is 2011 booksalvation have grade it as Very Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
