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Ece Temelkuran is arguably Turkey's most accomplished young writer.
In Book of the Edge, she describes an allegorical journey wherein
the speaker, or explorer, encounters strange creatures, including a
butterfly, bull, swordfish, sow bug, and cruel city dwellers. These
poems point to the undeniable connection between all living beings.
Born 1973 in Turkey, Ece Temelkuran (www.ecetemelkuran.com) has
published eight books of poetry, prose, and nonfiction. An
award-winning daily columnist for Milliyet, she was a 2008 visiting
fellow at the University of Oxford's Reuters Institute for the
Study of Journalism. Translator Deniz Perin received the 2007 Anna
Akhmatova Fellowship for Younger Translators.
'If I had to choose just one book that I want everybody of any age
to read at this moment in time, this would be it' Brian Eno
'Clear-eyed, frank, wise and joyous!' Andrew Sean Greer 'If you
read only one book this year, then this must be it' Sarah Winman
There is so much to be afraid of in our current moment: climate
catastrophe, the rise of a new fascism, a virus that has reshaped
the way we live. But something better is possible. We can choose to
turn away from an uncaring world and instead build a world where we
stand compassionately as one. In Together, award-winning political
thinker, author and poet, Ece Temelkuran provides an inspiring
manifesto for change, reveals fresh possibilities for the better
world we might want to live in, and gives us a new vocabulary for
the political action that the 21st century asks of humankind.
Three young women and the extraordinary Madam Lilla embark on a
road trip from Tunisia to Lebanon as the Arab Spring breaks around
them. The novel’s title is taken from a sura in the Koran that
warns to beware of those ‘women who blow on knots’ because they
do witchcraft. The women all set out for different reasons but each
holds a secret that drives them forward. It is only as they travel
further across the desert that Madam Lilla’s dark intentions
become clear and their quest begins hurtling towards an
unimaginable end. Unique and controversial in its country of origin
for its political rhetoric and atypical Muslim female characters,
Ece Temelkuran weaves an empowering tale that challenges us to
ponder not only the social questions of politics, religion and
women in the Middle East, but also the universal bonds of sister-
and motherhood.
'This is essential' Margaret Atwood on Twitter 'She's one of the
most acute and perceptive analysts of the furtive growth of
fascism. Everyone should know about this' Philip Pullman 'Vibrates
with outrage' The Times 'It couldn't happen here' Ece Temelkuran
heard reasonable people in Britain say it the night of the Brexit
vote. She heard reasonable people in America say it the night
Trump's election was soundtracked by chants of 'Build that wall.'
She heard reasonable people in Turkey say it as Erdogan rigged
elections, rebuilt the economy around cronyism, and labelled his
opposition as terrorists. How to Lose a Country is an impassioned
plea, a warning to the world that populism and nationalism don't
march fully-formed into government; they creep. Award winning
author and journalist Ece Temelkuran, identifies the early-warning
signs of this phenomenon, sprouting up across the world from
Eastern Europe to South America, in order to define a global
pattern, and arm the reader with the tools to root it out.
Proposing alternative, global answers to the pressing - and too
often paralysing - poltical questions of our time, Temelkuran
explores the insidious idea of 'real people', the infantilisation
of language and debate, the way laughter can prove a false friend,
and the dangers of underestimating one's opponent. She weaves
memoir, history and clear-sighted argument into an urgent and
eloquent defence of democracy. No longer can the reasonable comfort
themselves with 'it couldn't happen here.' It is happening. And
soon it may be too late.
Starting with the basic question "what is this place?",
award-winning journalist and novelist Ece Temelkuran guides us
through her "beloved country". In challenging the authoritarian AKP
government - for which she lost her job as a journalist -
Temelkuran draws strength and wisdom from people, places and
artistic expression. The result is a beautifully rendered account
of the struggles, hopes and tragedies which make Turkey what it is
today. Lamenting the commercialisation and authoritarianism which
increasingly characterises Turkish society, Temelkuran sees hope in
the Gezi Park protests of 2013, the electoral breakthrough of the
progressive HDP party in 2015 and in the simple kindness of
ordinary people. Much more than either straightforward history or
memoir, Turkey: the Insane the Melancholy is like sitting with a
friendly stranger who, over raki or coffee, reveals the secrets of
this rich and complex country - the historic "bridge" between east
and west.
Starting with the basic question "what is this place?",
award-winning journalist and novelist Ece Temelkuran guides us
through her "beloved country". In challenging the authoritarian AKP
government - for which she lost her job as a journalist -
Temelkuran draws strength and wisdom from people, places and
artistic expression. The result is a beautifully rendered account
of the struggles, hopes and tragedies which make Turkey what it is
today. Lamenting the commercialisation and authoritarianism which
increasingly characterises Turkish society, Temelkuran sees hope in
the Gezi Park protests of 2013, the electoral breakthrough of the
progressive HDP party in 2015 and in the simple kindness of
ordinary people. Much more than either straightforward history or
memoir, Turkey: the Insane the Melancholy is like sitting with a
friendly stranger who, over raki or coffee, reveals the secrets of
this rich and complex country - the historic "bridge" between east
and west.
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