Screen LibraryThe palace of dreams /
Mark-Alem, scion of a noble family that has provided Viziers to the Sultan from time immemorial, a family whose power the Sultan distrusts, is recruited into the Palace of Dreams at the humblest level. But rapidly he rises through the hierarchy. Through his bewildered eyes we see the intimate workin...
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| Group Author: | ; |
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Vintage,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: |
2008. ©1993 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: |
English French |
| Series: |
Vintage classics. |
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| Summary: |
Mark-Alem, scion of a noble family that has provided Viziers to the Sultan from time immemorial, a family whose power the Sultan distrusts, is recruited into the Palace of Dreams at the humblest level. But rapidly he rises through the hierarchy. Through his bewildered eyes we see the intimate workings of this labyrinthine institution that must, fatally, grind him up - along with his family - in its blind mechanism of oppression. The Palace of Dreams stands at the center of the kingdom of darkness; it is the symbol of the thought-police who have, through history, been the most effective instruments at the service of dictators. |
| Item Description: | This translation originally published: London: Harvill, 1993. |
| Carrier Form: | 190 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780099518273 (paperback) : 0099518279 (paperback) |
| Index Number: | PG9621 |
| CLC: | I541.45 |
| Call Number: | I541.45/K115-15 |