Memed, My Hawk - Paperback
by Yashar Kemal
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Availability:In StockContributor:Yashar Kemal, Yashar Kemal (Introduction by), Edouard Roditi (Translator)Series:New York Review Books ClassicsPublish date:2005-07-01Pages:392
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York Review of BooksISBN-13:9781590171394ISBN-10:159017139XUPC:9781590171394Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Action & Adventure, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologySize:8.02 x 5.22 x 0.85 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SCFQ82DPYP
Memed, My Hawk
A tale of high adventure and lyrical celebration, tenderness and violence, generosity and ruthlessness, Memed, My Hawk is the defining achievement of one of the greatest and most beloved of living writers, Yashar Kemal. It is reissued here with a new introduction by the author on the fiftieth anniversary of its first publication. Memed, a high-spirited, kindhearted boy, grows up in a desperately...
Series: New York Review Books Classics
Language:EnglishPublisher:New York Review of BooksISBN-13:9781590171394ISBN-10:159017139XUPC:9781590171394Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Literary, Action & Adventure, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologySize:8.02 x 5.22 x 0.85 inchesWeight:0.8708Product ID:SCFQ82DPYP
Yashar Kemal (1922-2015) was born into a Kurdish family in a village in southern Anatolia and saw his father brutally murdered at the age of five, which left him with a severe stutter for years to come. He received his basic education in village schools before working as a farmer, factory worker, public letter-writer, and journalist. Memed, My Hawk, his first novel, was published in 1955 and won...
Publisher: New York Review of Books
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Yashar Kemal, Yashar Kemal (Introduction by), Edouard Roditi (Translator)
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