The fisherman and his son / Zülfü Livaneli ; translated from the Turkish by Brendan Freely.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Livaneli, Zülfü, 1946- author.

Contributor:

Freely, Brendan, 1959- translator.

Standardized Title:

Balıkçı ve oğlu. English

Language:

English

Turkish

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Fiction.

Immigrants.

Death--Fiction.

Death.

Genre:

Fiction

Domestic fiction.

Novels.

Physical Description:

xviii, 173 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : OTHER PRESS, 2023.

New York : Other Press, [2022]

Summary:

"In this humane, affecting tale of a Turkish couple who lose their child and find another, the internationally bestselling author of Disquiet explores the ethical questions surrounding immigration. Fisherman Mustafa and his wife, Mesude, are devastated with grief for their son Deniz, who was lost at sea at seven years old. One day, Mustafa discovers the bodies of a woman and man in the water, likely refugees from Syria, Pakistan, or Afghanistan drowned as they attempted to reach Greece. Nearby, he also finds a baby boy, tied to a small inflatable boat and miraculously alive. Mustafa and Mesude at first welcome the child as a precious gift, a second Deniz, but when a woman surfaces claiming to be his mother, they must make a painful decision. Through their heart-wrenching story, Zülfü Livaneli sensitively evokes the struggles of migrants seeking a safer life in unknown, often hostile lands. In the process, he also teaches readers about the history and culture of the Aegean, and the ecological destruction wreaked by corporations in the region"-- Provided by publisher.

Other Format:

Online version: Livaneli, Zülfü, 1946- Fisherman and his son

ISBN:

9781635423662

163542366X

OCLC:

1355838295

Publisher Number:

99994380695