A nihilistic wit reminiscent of Samuel Beckett.?"Independent on
Sunday"
The cast-offs of modern urban society are driven out onto the edges
of the city and left to make a life there for themselves. They are
not, however, in any natural wilderness, but in a world of refuse
and useless junk?a place which denies any form of sustainable life.
Here, the unemployed, the homeless, the old and the bereft struggle
to build shelters out of old tin cans, scavenge for food and fight
against insuperable odds.
And yet somehow they survive: it seems that society thrives on the
garbage hills because it has always been built on one. In this dark
fairy tale full of scenes taken from what has increasingly become a
way of life for many inhabitants on this planet, Latife Tekin has
written a grim parable of human destiny.
A major best seller in her native Turkey, Latife Tekin maintains a
politically active presence and has written a number of literary
works.
Saliha Paker translates Turkish poetry and is a member of the
Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies at the
University of Birmingham. Ruth Christie is a translator of Turkish
poetry and prose.
"A provocative and enjoyable work."?"Times Literary Supplement"
"A small masterpiece of beauty."?"Women's Review of Books"
General
| Imprint: |
Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Release date: |
October 2000 |
| First published: |
July 2000 |
| Translators: |
Saliha Paker
|
| Authors: |
Latife Tekin
|
| Translators: |
Ruth Christie
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 135 x 12mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
160 |
| Edition: |
New edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-7145-3011-6 |
| Subtitles: |
Turkish
|
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-7145-3011-5 |
| Barcode: |
9780714530116 |
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