The last island / Zülfü Livaneli ; translated from the Turkish by Ayşe A. Şahin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Livaneli, Zülfü, 1946- author.

Contributor:

Şahin, Ayşe A. (Ayşe Aydan), 1969- translator.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Standardized Title:

Son ada. English

Language:

English

Turkish

Genre:

Novels.

Physical Description:

309 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Other Press, [2022]

Summary:

"From the internationally bestselling author of Disquiet, a brilliant political allegory that vividly illustrates how capitalism and authoritarianism harm us and the environment. A retired General-the leader of the latest military takeover-moves to a peaceful island and decides to rid it of what he sees as its last remaining "anarchic" components. The island, described by its people as a utopia, the last peaceful resort for mankind, morphs into dystopia when the General, in the hope of bringing order to the island life, begins to act more and more like a dictator. The first ones to revolt against the General are the seagulls. Originally written in 2008 as a condemnation of the authoritarian Turkish regime, The Last Island has only grown more relevant, foreshadowing the events and aftermath of Istanbul's bloody Gezi Park/Taksim Square political protests of 2013, as well as the protest movements of our time"-- Provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Livaneli, Zülfü, 1946- Last island

ISBN:

9781635422221

1635422221

OCLC:

1269615730

Publisher Number:

99991466683