Merih Gunay
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Language
English
Description
THE SEAGULLS' WEDDINGThis short novel is set in the Istanbul of the 2000's, a world where the lives of ordinary law-abiding people are turned upside down by terrorism, earthquakes, wars and macro-economic financial crises. It is a world where people have forgotten to act like human beings and only look after themselves.In the words of the hero himself, in the space of one month he has "lost his father, gone bankrupt, had his goods and chattels taken...
Author
Language
English
Description
Children are definitely crying somewhere now. There are those who rummage through garbage containers, those looking for a job, those who lean their heads on their knees and brood. There are those who are sleeping and those who can't sleep. There are children, young people and old people. There are the dead, the alive, and infants unaware of anything. There are the sober and drunk. There are the married and the homeless. Of course, somewhere there...