Labyrinth
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Labyrinth by Burhan Sonmez
A blues singer, Boratin, attempts suicide by jumping off the Bosphorus Bridge, but opens his eyes in the hospital. He has lost his memory, and can t recall why he wished to end his life. He remembers only things that are unrelated to himself, but confuses their timing. He knows that the Ottoman Empire fell, and that the last sultan died, but has no idea when. From the confusion of his social and individual memory, he is faced with two questions. Does physical recognition provide a sense of identity? Which is more liberating for a man, or a society: knowing the past, or forgetting it?
Burhan Sönmez was born in Turkey and grew up speaking Turkish and Kurdish. He worked as a lawyer in Istanbul, and was a founder of the social-activist culture organization TAKSAV (Foundation for Social Research, Culture and Art). Sins and Innocents, his second novel, received the Sedat Simavi Literature Award, Turkey's most prestigious literature prize - which Sönmez is the youngest-ever author to win.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781590510988 |
| ISBN 10 | 1590510984 |
| Title | Labyrinth |
| Author | Burhan Sonmez |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Other Press LLC |
| Year published | 2019-11-19 |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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