Saman the Solitary - Hardcover

Yasar Kemal; Kemal, Yashar

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1860463894 ISBN 13: 9781860463891

Publisher: Harvill Pr, 1998

Synopsis

While fleeing invading Russian troops, Ismail Agha finds Salman, a child left for dead at the side of the road, and raises him as his own son, but when Ismail's own son is born, jealously and anger come between Ismail and Salman

About this title

Book Description:

A masterful family saga set against a turbulent backdrop of Turkish history by 'one of the modern world's greatest storytellers' (John Berger)

About the Author:

Yashar Kemal (1923 - 2015) was born on the cotton-growing plains of Chukurova, which feature in his The Wind from the Plain trilogy. His championship of poor peasants lost him a succession of jobs, but he was eventually able to buy a typewriter and set himself up as a public letter-writer in the small town of Kadirli. After a spell as a journalist, he published a volume of short stories in 1952, and then, in 1955, his first novel Memed, My Hawk won the Varlik Prize for best novel of the year. His highly distinguished literary career continued in this vein; his work won countless prizes from all over the world and has been translated into several languages. Kemal was a member of the Central Committee of the banned Workers' Party, and in 1971 he was held in prison for 26 days before being released without charge. Subsequently, he was placed on trial for action in support of Kurdish dissidents. Among the many international prizes and honours he received in recognition of his gifts as a writer and his courageous fight for human rights, were the French Légion d'Honneur and the Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger, as well as being nominated for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Kemal was Turkey's most influential living writer and, in the words of John Berger, "one of the modern world's great storytellers".

About this edition

• Publisher: Harvill Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1860463894
• ISBN 13: 9781860463891
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 310