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Black Sky, Black Sea
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
Black Sky, Black Sea
Contributors:
By (Author) Izzet Celasin
Translated by Charlotte Barslund
Publisher:
Quercus Publishing
Imprint:
MacLehose Press
Publication Date:
1st May 2014
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Fiction in translation
Dewey:
839.8238
Prizes:
Winner of Gyldendal Best Political Novel 2007
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
336
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 197mm, Spine 23mm
Weight:
258g
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.Reviews
'Accomplished, fascinating and relevant' Aftenposten. * Aftenposten *
Author Bio
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.