Beside Myself

Name: Beside Myself
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781911231257
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By Sasha Marianna Salzmann

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Beside Myself by Sasha Marianna Salzmann follows the journey of a twin named Ali who embarks on a search for their estranged sibling in Istanbul. Amidst their exploration, Ali confronts issues of identity, belonging, and family secrets woven through past and present. The narrative offers a multicultural backdrop, illustrating the complexities of self-discovery.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy thought-provoking narratives exploring identity, family, and cultural displacement. Following a journey that spans different countries and personal transformations, it offers a deeply immersive and emotional experience that may resonate with readers seeking introspective and globally aware storytelling.

Beside Myself

A brilliant literary debut about belonging, about family and love, and about the enigmatic nature of identity.

From award-winning German playwright Sasha Marianna Salzmann comes this multigenerational debut novel, a pan-European saga that plays with genre, gender and Jewish identity.

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From award-winning German playwright Sasha Marianna Salzmann comes this multigenerational debut novel, a pan-European saga that plays with genre, gender and Jewish identity.

Beside Myself is the disturbing and exhilarating story of a family across four generations. At its heart is one woman's search for her twin brother. When Anton goes missing and the only clue is a postcard sent from Istanbul, Alissa leaves her life in Berlin to find him. Without her twin, the sharer of her memories and the mirror of her own self, Ali is lost.

In a city steeped in political and social changes, where you can buy gender-changing drugs on the street, Ali's search—for her missing brother, for her identity—will take her on a journey for connection and belonging.

Beside Myself is a brilliant literary debut about belonging, about family and love, and about the enigmatic nature of identity.

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Sasha Marianna Salzmann's Beside Myself is praised for its exploration of identity, memory, and migration. The novel is described as vigorously imaginative, weaving a complex narrative that challenges fixed identities across different times and places. Readers have found it to be beautifully written, offering a rich, multi-layered experience that combines the intrigue of a thriller with deeper meditations on family and self-discovery. The writing is noted for its vividness, bringing settings like Istanbul to life and making complex themes accessible and rewarding.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781911231257

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 May 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Text Publishing

Contributors:

Translated by Imogen Taylor
Translated by Imogen Taylor

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 336

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About the Author

Sasha Marianna Salzmann was born in Volgograd in 1985 and grew up in Moscow. In 1995 she emigrated with her family to Germany and studied literature, theatre and media at the University of Hildesheim. She has been awarded multiple accolades for her plays, and Beside Myself was shortlisted for the German Book Prize in 2017. Salzmann now teaches creative writing in Germany, Turkey, Moldova, Spain, Italy and the USA.