LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE At the heart
of the Ottoman Empire, in the main square of Constantinople, a
niche is carved into ancient stone. Here, the sultan displays the
severed heads of his adversaries. People flock to see the latest
head and gossip about the state of the empire: the province of
Albania is demanding independence again, and the niche awaits a new
trophy... Tundj Hata, the imperial courier, is charged with
transporting heads to the capital - a task he relishes and performs
with fervour. But as he travels through obscure and impoverished
territories, he makes money from illicit side-shows, offering
villagers the spectacle of death. The head of the rebellious
Albanian governor would fetch a very high price. The Traitor's
Niche is a surreal tale of rebellion and tyranny, in a land where
armies carry scarecrows, state officials ban entire languages, and
the act of forgetting is more complicated than remembering.
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