Zülfü Livaneli
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About the Author
Works by Zülfü Livaneli
Livaneli'nin Penceresinden: Batı'nın Kibri ile Doğu'nun Cehli Arasında (Turkish Edition) (2019) 7 copies
Engereğin Gözündeki Kamaşma 1 copy
Üç Kutuplu Türkiye 1 copy
Turkije scheurt 1 copy
Balikci ve Oglu ( Ciltli ) 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Livaneli, Zülfü
- Legal name
- Livaneli, Ömer Zülfü
- Other names
- ליבנלי, עומר זולפו
- Birthdate
- 1946-06-20
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- Komponist
Sänger
Schriftsteller - Nationality
- Turkey
- Birthplace
- Konya-Ilgın, Türkei
- Map Location
- Turquía
- Associated Place (for map)
- Turkey
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This is a beautifully written, heartbreaking story based on the real-life sinking of the Struma – a ship that launched from Romania and carried nearly 800 Jewish refugees on their way to Palestine. In February 1942, the ship was torpedoed while off the coast of Istanbul after being turned away by Turkish authorities.
The book is written with two timelines- one in 2001 with Maya Duran who is an employee of Istanbul University and her assignment of looking after Maximilian Wagner, a show more German-born Harvard professor. The other timeline is set during WWII and tells the love story of Max and Nadia, who were very much in love but were separated by the war.
During her time with Max, Maya soon learns his true reason for returning to Istanbul after a 59-year absence. Slowly he reveals that he last saw his beloved wife Nadia 59 years ago there in Istanbul. Their love story is told with great passion but then veers into a horrific and heartrending conclusion. The past and the present collide leaving the reader emotionally drained. A true emotional rollercoaster.
I must mention the brilliant translation done by Brendan Freely. He was able to maintain the magic of Livaneli’s writing throughout the story. The book also reveals some of the birthing pains of the Turkish nation itself, the atrocities committed against Armenians and Crimean Turks, the WWII politics between Turkey, Great Britain, and Russia.
I enhanced my understanding of the historic event by watching the short documentary “The Search for the Struma” on YouTube. show less
The book is written with two timelines- one in 2001 with Maya Duran who is an employee of Istanbul University and her assignment of looking after Maximilian Wagner, a show more German-born Harvard professor. The other timeline is set during WWII and tells the love story of Max and Nadia, who were very much in love but were separated by the war.
During her time with Max, Maya soon learns his true reason for returning to Istanbul after a 59-year absence. Slowly he reveals that he last saw his beloved wife Nadia 59 years ago there in Istanbul. Their love story is told with great passion but then veers into a horrific and heartrending conclusion. The past and the present collide leaving the reader emotionally drained. A true emotional rollercoaster.
I must mention the brilliant translation done by Brendan Freely. He was able to maintain the magic of Livaneli’s writing throughout the story. The book also reveals some of the birthing pains of the Turkish nation itself, the atrocities committed against Armenians and Crimean Turks, the WWII politics between Turkey, Great Britain, and Russia.
I enhanced my understanding of the historic event by watching the short documentary “The Search for the Struma” on YouTube. show less
Livaneli’nin öykülerini okumayi seviyorum. Çok basit ve akıcı bir dili var. Ne komplike cümleler kurmaya çalışarak okuyucuyu yoruyor, ne de sürekli bir mesaj iletme kaygısında. Bir çırpıda bitirdim huzursuzluğu. Okuyup bitirmem ne kadar çabuk olduysa da, öyküyü sindirmem günlerce sürdü. İlk gece kabusla uyanınca öyküde yaşanan acıların beni ne kadar derinden sarstığını fark ettim. Livaneli’nin ustalığı da burada zaten. Çabucak zevkle okuyup show more bitirdiğiniz kitaplar derin bir iz bırakıyor, siz hemen fark etmeseniz de. show less
Meryem, a young Turkish girl is raped by her uncle. That same uncle sentences her to death for dishonoring the family.
It is her cousin Cemal, her uncle's son, who is ordered to take her to Istanbul and carry out the sentence. Cemal begins to feel a crisis of conscience.
So begins their journey where they meet with a professor from Istanbul who is expriencing a life crisis of his own. The three form a shaky alliance, each searching for a safe harbor from the demons that plague them.
Livaneli show more wove together many facets of Turkish life so beautifully. He seems to write with deep insight about the many cultures and religious groups which form Turkey, as well as Turkey's history and politics.
I found this to be a moving story. I highly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in Turkey. show less
It is her cousin Cemal, her uncle's son, who is ordered to take her to Istanbul and carry out the sentence. Cemal begins to feel a crisis of conscience.
So begins their journey where they meet with a professor from Istanbul who is expriencing a life crisis of his own. The three form a shaky alliance, each searching for a safe harbor from the demons that plague them.
Livaneli show more wove together many facets of Turkish life so beautifully. He seems to write with deep insight about the many cultures and religious groups which form Turkey, as well as Turkey's history and politics.
I found this to be a moving story. I highly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in Turkey. show less
Son Ada… Martılar, yasemin kokuları, çam ormanları, renk renk balıklar ve mutlu insanlarla dolu anakaraya uzak bir sığınak. En iyi korunan sır, yeryüzünün gizli cenneti.
Bu son insani köşe, son sığınak nasıl kaybedildi? Geri kazanmak mümkün mü?
Ünlü edebiyatçı Zülfü Livaneli’nin en politik romanı olan Son Ada, ismini bilmediğimiz bir adada yine ismini bilmediğimiz insanların ve bir diktatörün ekseninde yaşananları anlatıyor. Livaneli, Türkiye’den ve show more dünyadan tüm okurların aşina olduğu “diktatörlük” gerçeğine alegorik bir anlatımla dikkat çekiyor.
Türk edebiyatının mihenk taşlarından Yaşar Kemal’in Önsöz’de yer alan sözleriyle: “Zülfü bu romanda inanılmaz ölçüler, olanaklar yaratmış. Her şey birbirine uyuyor. Edebiyatta görkemli bir söz vardır, büyük kapıdan girmek. Bu, büyük bir eserin yazarı demek. Zülfü büyük kapıdan bu romanıyla girmiştir.”
2009 Orhan Kemal Roman Armağanı’na layık görülen ve pek çok dile çevrilip dünya çapında okunan Son Ada, Gezi direnişçilerini selamlayan yenilenmiş finaliyle tekrar okur karşısına çıkıyor. show less
Bu son insani köşe, son sığınak nasıl kaybedildi? Geri kazanmak mümkün mü?
Ünlü edebiyatçı Zülfü Livaneli’nin en politik romanı olan Son Ada, ismini bilmediğimiz bir adada yine ismini bilmediğimiz insanların ve bir diktatörün ekseninde yaşananları anlatıyor. Livaneli, Türkiye’den ve show more dünyadan tüm okurların aşina olduğu “diktatörlük” gerçeğine alegorik bir anlatımla dikkat çekiyor.
Türk edebiyatının mihenk taşlarından Yaşar Kemal’in Önsöz’de yer alan sözleriyle: “Zülfü bu romanda inanılmaz ölçüler, olanaklar yaratmış. Her şey birbirine uyuyor. Edebiyatta görkemli bir söz vardır, büyük kapıdan girmek. Bu, büyük bir eserin yazarı demek. Zülfü büyük kapıdan bu romanıyla girmiştir.”
2009 Orhan Kemal Roman Armağanı’na layık görülen ve pek çok dile çevrilip dünya çapında okunan Son Ada, Gezi direnişçilerini selamlayan yenilenmiş finaliyle tekrar okur karşısına çıkıyor. show less
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