Author: Aatif Rashid
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732868601
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Sebastian Khan is 380 days away from the end of college. An art history major with a fondness for the Pre-Raphaelites and a dislike of long-term commitments (romantic and otherwise), Sebastian starts dating Fatima, who's determined to transition smoothly from campus life to a stable white-collar professional career. Sebastian's membership in Model United Nations, though, takes him to colleges across North America, foisting upon him all manner of temptations and testing his commitment to Fatima and his readiness for adulthood. Part satire of college life circa 2011 and part serious exploration of art's fundamental unreality, Portrait of Sebastian Khan is a humorous coming-of-age novel about a charismatic but emotionally stunted Muslim American Don Draper, who wins as many hearts as he breaks.
Portrait of Sebastian Khan
Author: Aatif Rashid
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732868601
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Sebastian Khan is 380 days away from the end of college. An art history major with a fondness for the Pre-Raphaelites and a dislike of long-term commitments (romantic and otherwise), Sebastian starts dating Fatima, who's determined to transition smoothly from campus life to a stable white-collar professional career. Sebastian's membership in Model United Nations, though, takes him to colleges across North America, foisting upon him all manner of temptations and testing his commitment to Fatima and his readiness for adulthood. Part satire of college life circa 2011 and part serious exploration of art's fundamental unreality, Portrait of Sebastian Khan is a humorous coming-of-age novel about a charismatic but emotionally stunted Muslim American Don Draper, who wins as many hearts as he breaks.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732868601
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Sebastian Khan is 380 days away from the end of college. An art history major with a fondness for the Pre-Raphaelites and a dislike of long-term commitments (romantic and otherwise), Sebastian starts dating Fatima, who's determined to transition smoothly from campus life to a stable white-collar professional career. Sebastian's membership in Model United Nations, though, takes him to colleges across North America, foisting upon him all manner of temptations and testing his commitment to Fatima and his readiness for adulthood. Part satire of college life circa 2011 and part serious exploration of art's fundamental unreality, Portrait of Sebastian Khan is a humorous coming-of-age novel about a charismatic but emotionally stunted Muslim American Don Draper, who wins as many hearts as he breaks.
The Improbability of Love
Author: Hannah Rothschild
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101874155
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Finalist for the Baileys Women's Prize Annie McDee, thirty-one, lives in a shabby London flat, works as a chef, and is struggling to get by. Reeling from a sudden breakup, she’s taken on an unsuitable new lover and finds herself rummaging through a secondhand shop to buy him a birthday gift. A dusty, anonymous old painting catches her eye. After spending her meager savings on the artwork, Annie prepares an exquisite birthday dinner for two—only to be stood up. The painting becomes hers, and Annie begins to suspect that it may be more valuable than she’d thought. Soon she finds herself pursued by parties who would do anything to possess her picture: an exiled Russian oligarch, an avaricious sheikha, an unscrupulous art dealer. In her search for the painting’s identity, Annie will unwittingly discover some of the darkest secrets of European history—and the possibility of falling in love again.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101874155
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Finalist for the Baileys Women's Prize Annie McDee, thirty-one, lives in a shabby London flat, works as a chef, and is struggling to get by. Reeling from a sudden breakup, she’s taken on an unsuitable new lover and finds herself rummaging through a secondhand shop to buy him a birthday gift. A dusty, anonymous old painting catches her eye. After spending her meager savings on the artwork, Annie prepares an exquisite birthday dinner for two—only to be stood up. The painting becomes hers, and Annie begins to suspect that it may be more valuable than she’d thought. Soon she finds herself pursued by parties who would do anything to possess her picture: an exiled Russian oligarch, an avaricious sheikha, an unscrupulous art dealer. In her search for the painting’s identity, Annie will unwittingly discover some of the darkest secrets of European history—and the possibility of falling in love again.
In the Dragon's Shadow
Author: Sebastian Strangio
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300234031
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
A timely look at the impact of China's booming emergence on the countries of Southeast Asia Today, Southeast Asia stands uniquely exposed to the waxing power of the new China. Three of its nations border China and five are directly impacted by its claims over the South China Sea. All dwell in the lengthening shadow of its influence: economic, political, military, and cultural. As China seeks to restore its former status as Asia's preeminent power, the countries of Southeast Asia face an increasingly stark choice: flourish within Beijing's orbit or languish outside of it. Meanwhile, as rival powers including the United States take concerted action to curb Chinese ambitions, the region has emerged as an arena of heated strategic competition. Drawing on more than a decade of on-the-ground experience, Sebastian Strangio explores the impacts of China's rise on Southeast Asia, the varied ways in which the countries of the region are responding, and what it might mean for the future balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300234031
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
A timely look at the impact of China's booming emergence on the countries of Southeast Asia Today, Southeast Asia stands uniquely exposed to the waxing power of the new China. Three of its nations border China and five are directly impacted by its claims over the South China Sea. All dwell in the lengthening shadow of its influence: economic, political, military, and cultural. As China seeks to restore its former status as Asia's preeminent power, the countries of Southeast Asia face an increasingly stark choice: flourish within Beijing's orbit or languish outside of it. Meanwhile, as rival powers including the United States take concerted action to curb Chinese ambitions, the region has emerged as an arena of heated strategic competition. Drawing on more than a decade of on-the-ground experience, Sebastian Strangio explores the impacts of China's rise on Southeast Asia, the varied ways in which the countries of the region are responding, and what it might mean for the future balance of power in the Indo-Pacific.
Freedom
Author: Sebastian Junger
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008421838
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0008421838
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
A profound rumination on the concept of freedom from the bestselling author of The Perfect Storm
Miriam Cahn: Me As Happening
Author: Gaëtane Verna
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
ISBN: 9783775752114
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A co-produced publication released on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition, Miriam Cahn: ME AS HAPPENING, by The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, and Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen. Miriam Cahn: ME AS HAPPENING, organized by The Power Plant, and presented initially at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, was the Swiss artist's first solo exhibition both in North America and Denmark. The publication documents an expansive constellation of Miriam Cahn's multidisciplinary work, presented for the first time in Canada and Denmark as part of the eponymous exhibition, Miriam Cahn: ME AS HAPPENING. This exhibition was organized by The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, presented initially at the Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, from 7 October 2020-4 April 2021, then at The Power Plant, from 2 October 2021-2 January 2022.
Publisher: Hatje Cantz
ISBN: 9783775752114
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
A co-produced publication released on the occasion of the eponymous exhibition, Miriam Cahn: ME AS HAPPENING, by The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, and Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen. Miriam Cahn: ME AS HAPPENING, organized by The Power Plant, and presented initially at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, was the Swiss artist's first solo exhibition both in North America and Denmark. The publication documents an expansive constellation of Miriam Cahn's multidisciplinary work, presented for the first time in Canada and Denmark as part of the eponymous exhibition, Miriam Cahn: ME AS HAPPENING. This exhibition was organized by The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery, Toronto, presented initially at the Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen, from 7 October 2020-4 April 2021, then at The Power Plant, from 2 October 2021-2 January 2022.
The Shi'i World
Author: Farhad Daftary
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857729675
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies The world's 200 million Shi'i Muslims express their faith in a multiplicity of ways, united by reverence for the ahl al-bayt, the family of the Prophet. In embracing a pluralistic ethic, fourteen centuries of Shi'i Islam have given rise to diverse traditions and practices across varied geographic and cultural landscapes. The Shi'i World is a comprehensive work authored by leading scholars from assorted disciplines, to provide a better understanding of how Shi'i communities view themselves and articulate their teachings. The topics range from Shi'i Islam's historical and conceptual foundations, formative figures and intellectual, legal and moral traditions, to its devotional practices, art and architecture, literature, music and cinema, as well as expressions and experiences of modernity. The book thus provides a panoramic perspective of the richly textured narratives that have shaped the social and moral universe of Shi'i Muslims around the globe.This fourth volume in the Muslim Heritage Series will appeal to specialists and general readers alike, as a timely resource on the prevailing complexities not only of the 'Muslim world', but also of the dynamic Shi'i diasporas of Europe and North America.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857729675
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
I.B.Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies The world's 200 million Shi'i Muslims express their faith in a multiplicity of ways, united by reverence for the ahl al-bayt, the family of the Prophet. In embracing a pluralistic ethic, fourteen centuries of Shi'i Islam have given rise to diverse traditions and practices across varied geographic and cultural landscapes. The Shi'i World is a comprehensive work authored by leading scholars from assorted disciplines, to provide a better understanding of how Shi'i communities view themselves and articulate their teachings. The topics range from Shi'i Islam's historical and conceptual foundations, formative figures and intellectual, legal and moral traditions, to its devotional practices, art and architecture, literature, music and cinema, as well as expressions and experiences of modernity. The book thus provides a panoramic perspective of the richly textured narratives that have shaped the social and moral universe of Shi'i Muslims around the globe.This fourth volume in the Muslim Heritage Series will appeal to specialists and general readers alike, as a timely resource on the prevailing complexities not only of the 'Muslim world', but also of the dynamic Shi'i diasporas of Europe and North America.
A Comprehensive History of India
Author: Henry Beveridge
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382161605
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 733
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382161605
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 733
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
A Comprehensive History of India : Civil, Military and Social, from the First Landing of the English, to the Suppression of the Sepoy Revolt ; Including an Outline of the Early History of Hindoostan
Author: Henry Beveridge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 752
Book Description
A History of India
Author: Anonymous
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368804014
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368804014
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 738
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1874.
A Comprehensive History of India, Civil, Military and Social
Author: Henry Beveridge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 754
Book Description