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Dying is Easier than Loving
Series: The Ottoman Quartet
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This book is suited to readers interested in historical fiction, particularly those fascinated by early 20th century Turkish history and the complex interplay of politics and personal lives. It appeals to those who appreciate literary works that critique power structures and explore profound themes such as love, violence, and nationalism.
'A deeply compelling and immersive narrative about love, desire, loneliness and landscape.' - Elif Shafak
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The third book in the Ottoman Quartet, set in the years leading up to WWI, is steeped in the tumultuous events and the political struggle that shaped 20th-century Turkey, from the war against the Bulgarian army and the coup that resulted in the nation's one-party rule. Against this background, a tormented, obsessive love affair unfolds between Nizam, the son of Hikmet Bey, and Russian pianist Anya.
This tapestry of love and war allows Altan to analyse the structure of male power and its degeneration into violence against women, uncompromising nationalism, and pervasive censorship.
Dying is Easier than Loving confirms Altan as a caustic, courageous writer, never afraid to denounce an arrogant and undemocratic power, allowing the reader to read between the lines the situation of contemporary Turkey.
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ISBN: 9781787704398
Publisher: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 10 November 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Europa Editions (UK) Ltd
Contributors:
- Translated by Brendan Freely
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 560
About the Author
Writer and journalist Ahmet Altan was arrested in September 2016, accused of sending subliminal messages in support of the failed coup d'Γ©tat. He was sentenced to life imprisonment in February 2018. He was released in 2021 after the European court of human rights demanded the 71-year-old's freedom in a verdict that accused Turkey of violating his civil rights. An advocate for Kurdish and Armenian minorities and a central figure in the Turkish cultural world, Altan is the author of ten novels, including Like a Sword Wound (Europa Editions), Endgame (Canongate), and prison memoir I Will Never See the World Again (Granta).
Brendan Freely was born in Princeton, NJ, in 1959 and studied psychology at Yale University. He has been working as freelance a literary translator since 2004, and has translated over twenty books. He is also co-author, with John Freely, of Galata, Pera, BeyoΔlu: A Biography about the social history, architecture and topography of the BeyoΔlu district of Istanbul.
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