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Black Sky, Black Sea
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Black Sky, Black Sea
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Izzet Celasin
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Translated by Charlotte Barslund
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:336 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781906694838
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| Classifications | Dewey:839.8238 |
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| Audience | | General | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Quercus Publishing
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| Imprint |
MacLehose Press
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| Publication Date |
7 November 2013 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
1977. Poised between the secular values of socialism and the conservatism of a tenuously balanced government, Istanbul is a fractured city haunted by demons of its own making. Along with thousands of other left-wing activists, Oak's interest in politics leads him to join the annual May Day rallies. There he encounters Zuhal, a fearless girl with a gun. As battles rage between nationalists and socialists, Oak witnesses the violent suppression of dissident minorities by his fellow citizens. The bewitching Zuhal begins to shape his ideals, bringing him face to face with disillusionment, and death.
Author Biography
Izzet Celasin is a Turkish political refugee, imprisoned after the 1980 military coup and ultimately forced to emigrate to Norway in 1988. He wrote his first novel, Black Sky, Black Sea, in Norwegian, his adopted language. Charlotte Barslund is the translator of the Inspector Sejer novels by Karin Fossum and of novels by Per Petterson and Carsten Jensen.
Reviews'Accomplished, fascinating and relevant' Aftenposten. * Aftenposten *
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