The Last Island - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Other Press (NY)ISBN-13:9781635422221ISBN-10:1635422221UPC:9781635422221Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Dystopian, Political, AbsurdistSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.75Product ID:SCFCSBJVT1
From the internationally bestselling author of Disquiet, a brilliant political allegory that vividly illustrates how capitalism and authoritarianism harm us and the environment. Having failed to hold onto power after an ironfisted first term, the former President moves to a secluded island and decides to rid it of what he sees as its "anarchic" components. The island, described by its close-knit community as a utopia, the last peaceful resort for humankind, morphs into dystopia when the President, in the hope of bringing order to island life, begins to act more and more like a dictator. The first ones to revolt against him are the seagulls.
Originally written in 2008 as a condemnation of the authoritarian Turkish regime, The Last Island has only grown more relevant, foreshadowing the events and aftermath of Istanbul's bloody Gezi Park/Taksim Square political protests of 2013, as well as the protest movements of our time.
Originally written in 2008 as a condemnation of the authoritarian Turkish regime, The Last Island has only grown more relevant, foreshadowing the events and aftermath of Istanbul's bloody Gezi Park/Taksim Square political protests of 2013, as well as the protest movements of our time.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Other Press (NY)ISBN-13:9781635422221ISBN-10:1635422221UPC:9781635422221Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Dystopian, Political, AbsurdistSize:7.90 x 5.20 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.75Product ID:SCFCSBJVT1
Z?lf? Livaneli is Turkey's best-selling author and a political activist. Widely considered one of the most important Turkish cultural figures of our time, he is known for his novels that interweave diverse social and historical backgrounds, figures, and incidents, including the critically acclaimed Bliss (winner of the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award), Serenade for Nadia (Other Press, 2020), Disquiet (Other Press, 2021), Leyla's House, and My Brother's Story, which have been translated into thirty-seven languages, won numerous international literary prizes, and been turned into movies, stage plays, and operas. Ayşe A. Şahin is a Turkish-American bilingual translator and language educator based in Istanbul.
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