Lady Life by Ahmet Altan
A coming-of-age story about freedom with an erotic edge set in modern Turkey a society navigating great change, like the young male protagonist.
'A beautiful novel and a hymn to liberty' -- Marc Semo, Le Monde
'To read Altan's novel is to observe, from a remove, the shifting moods of a young man undergoing a spiritual crisisLady Life's unfussy prose reminded me of Herman Hesse's Steppenwolf' -- Kaya Genç, Los Angeles Review of Books
'To read Altan's novel is to observe, from a remove, the shifting moods of a young man undergoing a spiritual crisisLady Life's unfussy prose reminded me of Herman Hesse's Steppenwolf' -- Kaya Genç, Los Angeles Review of Books
Ahmet Altan is one of Turkey's most important writers. In the purge following the failed coup in July 2016, Altan was sent to prison pending trial for giving 'subliminal messages' in support of the coup. In February 2018 he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for attempting to overthrow the government. 51 Nobel laureates signed an open letter to President Erdogan calling for Altan's release.
Yasemin Çongar is a writer and translator. Her translation of Ahmet Altan's I Will Never See The World Again was long-listed for Baillie Gifford Prize in 2019.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781800699106 |
| ISBN 10 | 1800699107 |
| Title | Lady Life |
| Author | Ahmet Altan |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headline Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2024-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
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