Details
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Title
Night of the Golden Butterfly : A Novel
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Author
Ali, Tariq
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Binding
Paperback
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Condition
Used - Good
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Pages
288
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Volumes
1
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Language
ENG
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Publisher
Verso Books, London
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Date
2010-10-18
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Bookseller's Inventory #
5755542-6
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ISBN
9781844676545 / 1844676544
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Weight
0.8 lbs (0.36 kg)
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Dimensions
8 x 6 x 0.87 in (20.32 x 15.24 x 2.21 cm)
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Library of Congress subjects
Historical fiction, Civilization, Modern - 21st century
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Dewey Decimal Code
FIC
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From the publisher
Tariq Ali is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics—including Pirates of the Caribbean, Bush in Babylon, The Clash of Fundamentalisms and The Obama Syndrome—as well as five novels in his Islam Quintet series and scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of the New Left Review and lives in London.
Media reviews
“Ali spins metaphors, re-establishes certain truths, shines a light on issues shrouded in ignorance. He enthralls, entertains, instructs. This is high art.”—Le Figaro
“A richly woven tapestry that merits comparison with Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Tales of anguish, longing, lust, and love ... Ali paints a vivid picture of a fading world.”—New York Times Book Review
“Grippingly well told, brilliantly paced ... a narrative for our time.”—Edward Said
“If Pakistan is a land of untold stories, whispered conspiracy theories and closed-door mutinies, then thank heavens for Tariq Ali, whose access to its innermost secret chambers has made him the country’s finest historian and critic.”—Fatima Bhutto, New Statesman
“All human frailty and nobility is here—an imaginative tour de force.”—Sunday Telegraph
“Ali has satisfyingly and entertainingly concluded his Islam Quintet, a brilliant project unearthing the intellectual, sexual, artistic, and political histories heretofore kept out of mainstream conversation by both conservative Islamists and their former allies, and current enemies, in the West.”—Charles Demers, Georgia Straight
“Ali pays perfect attention to detail, reminding the reader of the merits of Naguib Mahfouz’s Cairo Trilogy. Whether describing the bonds of friendship, the sights and sounds of Lahore or the state of Fatherland in the throes of a military dictatorship, the writer’s grip on detail never slackens.”—Karachi Herald
“Offers great insight into the history and culture of the Muslim world.”—Mark Knoblauch, Booklist
“Wonderfully exuberant and mischievous... [a] jewel box of a novel.”—Aamer Hussein, Independent
“A novelist of distinction ... Ali offers a persuasive account of the corruption of contemporary Pakistan, especially the brutal sexual politics, and his wry, ruminative account of lifelong friendship rings with truth.”—Michael Arditti, Daily Mail
About the author
Tariq Ali is a writer and filmmaker. He has written more than a dozen books on world history and politics - including Pirates of the Caribbean, Bush in Babylon, The Clash of Fundamentalisms and The Obama Syndrome - as well as five novels in his Islam Quintet series and scripts for the stage and screen. He is an editor of the New Left Review and lives in London.
