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But for that slender connection with the mainland, Andalç would have been a regular island, says Asl Biçen in the opening chapter of this deliciously multi-layered novel. And it would have been an ordinarystory about love and loss,if it weren't for theearthquake thatunexpectedly sets the landmass afloat on the Aegean, kindling a series of increasingly oppressive measures by the authorities;ostensibly to keep public order. As Andalç drifts between Greece and Turkey, things get from bad to worse, until eventuallyour heroes,Cemal and Jülide, join the growing resistance, and even nature lends a helping hand, offering a secret underground system that plays its part in ousting the tyranny.What starts as the realistic tale of a charming provincial town develops into a richly detailed political novel in a fantastic setting. Biçens dreamy language weaves a flowing style that transports the reader into every nook and cranny of Andalç and the crystal-clearwaters of the Aegean;her metaphors are imaginative, her observations insightful, and her descriptions melodious.
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About the Author
Aslı Biçen was born in 1970 in Bursa and holds an Honours degree in English Language and Literature and a Master’s in Translation Studies from Bosphorus University. Quite possibly Turkey’s most acclaimed literary translator of English language fiction, and a founder member of the Book Translators’ Association, Biçen has translated Dickens, Faulkner, Durrell, Rushdie, Fowles, Barnes, Berger, Singer, Steinbeck, Banks, Naipaul, and Barth, to name but a few. Biçen has published two other novels Grab My Hand / Elime Tutun, (2005, Metis) and Threatening Letters / Tehdit Mektupları, (2011,Metis).
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