Overview
From the internationally bestselling author of Disquiet comes a brilliant political allegory that vividly illustrates how capitalism and authoritarianism harm us and the environment. Having failed to hold onto power after an ironfisted first term, the former president moves to a secluded island and decides to rid it of what he sees as its anarchic components. The island, described by its close-knit community as a utopia, the last peaceful resort for humankind, morphs into dystopia when the president, in the hope of bringing order to island life, begins to act more and more like a dictator. The first ones to revolt against him 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.
Full Product Details
Author: Zülfü Livaneli ,
Ayşe A Şahin ,
Jean Brassard
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Imprint: Blackstone Publishing
Edition: Library Edition
ISBN: 9798200924882
Publication Date: 20 September 2022
Audience:
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Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
A lucid account of a community's shattering alongside natural devastation. A wise and piercing book. -- Aysegul Savas, author of White on White Livaneli poetically recounts the story of how societies get corrupted by self-serving autocratic leaders...Provides a much-needed and uplifting read for all in need of resilience and hope. -- Soner Cagaptay, author of A Sultan in Autumn Urgent and allegorical...Livaneli is masterful in his depiction of how authoritarian power destroys a community's people and environment. -- Mina Seckin, author of The Four Humors
Author Information
Zülfü Livaneli is Turkey's bestselling author, a celebrated composer and film director, and a political activist. Widely considered one of the most important Turkish cultural figures, he is known for his novels that interweave diverse social and historical backgrounds, figures, and incidents, including the critically acclaimed Bliss (winner of the Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award), Leyla's House, My Brother's Story, and The Eunuch of Constantinople, which have been translated into thirty-seven languages, won numerous international literary prizes, and been turned into movies, stage plays, and operas. Ayşe A. Şahin is a Turkish-American bilingual translator and language educator based in Istanbul. Jean Brassard is a theater and television actor, singer, voice-over talent, audiobook narrator, and writer. He is the winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award.
