Zülfü Livaneli Libros

"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

Named a Favorite Book of the Year by readers of the Boston Globe and a Best Book of the Year by PopMatters In this heartbreaking Turkish novel based on the real-life sinking of a refugee ship during World War II, an elderly professor leaves America to revisit the city where he last glimpsed his beloved wife. Istanbul, 2001. Maya Duran is a single mother struggling to balance a demanding job at Istanbul University with the challenges of raising a teenage son. Her worries increase when she is tasked with looking after the enigmatic Maximilian Wagner, an elderly German-born Harvard professor visiting the city at the university’s invitation. Although he is distant at first, Maya gradually learns of the tragic circumstances that brought him to Istanbul sixty years before, and the dark realities that continue to haunt him. Inspired by the 1942 Struma disaster, in which nearly 800 Jewish refugees perished after the ship carrying them to Palestine was torpedoed off the coast of Turkey, Serenade for Nadia is both a poignant love story and a gripping testament to the power of human connection in crisis.

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 appears, 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 elucidates the history and culture of the Aegean, and the ecological destruction wreaked by corporations in the region.

"From the internationally bestselling author of Serenade for Nadia, a powerful story of love and faith amidst the atrocities committed by ISIS against the Yazidi people. Disquiet transports the reader to the contemporary Middle East through the stories of Meleknaz, a Yazidi Syrian refugee, and Hussein, a young man from the Turkish city of Mardin near the Syrian border. Passionate about helping others, Hussein begins visiting a refugee camp to tend to the thousands of poor and sick streaming into Turkey, fleeing ISIS. There, he falls in love with Meleknaz-whom his disapproving family will call "the devil" who seduced him-and their relationship sets further tragedy in motion. A nuanced meditation on the nature of being human and an empathetic, probing look at the past and present of these Mesopotamian lands, Disquiet gives voice to the peoples, faiths, histories, and stories that have swept through this region over centuries"-- Provided by publisher

A literary tour-de-force, this vivid account of an infamous Ottoman sultan’s life in exile is also a powerful indictment of the hypocrisies of the West, from the internationally bestselling author of Disquiet. Abdülhamid II ruled the Ottoman Empire for thirty-three years, from 1876 to 1909, when he was deposed following the Young Turk Revolution and sent into exile in Thessaloniki. Now, more than a century after that fateful night of April 27, Zülfü Livaneli brings to life the fascinating later days of the overthrown sultan, who precipitated the empire’s collapse. Based on the memoirs of Atıf Hüseyin Bey, personal physician to Abdülhamid and his entourage in exile, this vibrant historical novel explores the nature of power while painting a nuanced psychological portrait of the man who oversaw progressive reforms yet became known as the “Red Sultan” for the Armenian massacres during his reign.

Schon die Kindheit von Zülfü Livaneli ist geprägt von den Spannungen der türkischen Gesellschaft. Sie ziehen sich als Leitmotiv durch sein gesamtes Leben und Schaffen. Die glücklichen beruflichen Anfangsjahre als Verleger in Ankara finden mit dem Militärputsch 1971 ein jähes Ende. Er wird verhaftet und in einem Militärgefängnis interniert. Schließlich gelingt ihm eine abenteuerliche Flucht nach Schweden. Während des fünfjährigen Exils entwickelt er sich trotz Aufführungsverbot zu einem der beliebtesten Liedermacher der Türkei. Nach seiner triumphalen Rückkehr setzt er sich für die Kurden und die griechisch-türkische Aussöhnung ein, einige Jahre sogar als Mitglied des Parlaments. Parallel zu seiner Sängerkarriere begeistert das Multitalent auch als Filmregisseur und Romancier ein weltweites Publikum. Was für ein erfülltes, an Höhepunkten reiches Leben!

Livaneli'den alegorik ve sarsıcı bir roman... Darbeci bir başkan, emeklilik yıllarını geçirmek üzere, herkesin her şeyiyle hoşnut olduğu cennet bir adaya yerleşir. Başkan, ruhuna dek işlemiş olan yıkıcılık potansiyelini, geçmiş politik gücünden de yararlanarak kullanmaya kararlıdır. Bu doğrultuda tüm adayı etkileyecek müdahalelere girişir. Önceleri sıradan görünen bu müdahaleler, sonunda düşmanı düşmana kırdırmaya dek varacaktır. Başta martılar olmak üzere, ada halkı dahil tüm canlılar Başkan'ın acımasızlığından payını alacaktır. Bu arada durdurulamaz görünen bu gidişe direnen bazı sesler de vardır. Livaneli Son Ada'da, düşsel bir ülkede yaşanan aslında hepimizin aşina olduğu olayları alegorik bir anlatımla verirken, politik ve kişisel ihtiraslarla topluma ve doğaya müdahalelerin sonuçlarını da gözler önüne seriyor.

Als Mustafa beim Fischen ein Baby entdeckt, das von einem Flüchtlingsboot in der Ägäis stammt, ändert sich alles für ihn und seine Frau Mesude. Anstatt das Kind den Behörden zu übergeben, versteckt Mustafa es. Doch die Frage bleibt: Was, wenn die Mutter noch lebt? Der Roman behandelt die Themen Elternschaft und existenzielle Herausforderungen. Mustafa und Mesude leben in einem kleinen Dorf und verdienen ihren Lebensunterhalt mit Fischfang. Seit der tragischen Ertrinkung ihres Sohnes Deniz ist ihr Glück rar geworden. Eines Morgens sieht Mustafa die Leichen zweier Menschen, die auf dem Weg nach Europa ums Leben kamen, und rettet ein lebendes Baby aus einem Schlauchboot. Obwohl sie wissen, dass sie das Kind offiziell melden müssen, setzt sich vor allem Mustafa dafür ein, das Baby zu behalten. Zülfü Livaneli erzählt eindrucksvoll und poetisch von einem menschlichen Drama und der tiefen Bedeutung elterlicher Liebe. Livaneli, ein bedeutendes Universalgenie der türkischen Kultur, verbindet in seinen Werken Poesie und Musik auf einzigartige Weise. Sein neuestes Buch ist ein wertvoller Beitrag zur Literatur und ein Glücksfall für Leser.

Sami Baran, in der Türkei politisch verfolgt, verschlägt es ins Exil nach Schweden. Als er erkrankt und in eine Stockholmer Klinik eingeliefert wird, begegnet er dort einem alten, schwer kranken Mitpatienten. Wie Sami selbst stammt auch er aus der Türkei. Er kommt ihm bekannt vor – wo nur hat er ihn zuvor schon gesehen? Was Sami zunächst nur vermutet, wird bald zur Gewissheit: Der gebrechliche Alte war einst ein mächtiger Beamter und erteilte den Befehl zur Erschießung von Samis Geliebter und zu seiner Folterung im Gefängnis. Was soll er nun tun? Sich zu erkennen geben? Ein Eingeständnis der Schuld verlangen? Sich rächen? Die Wunden der Vergangenheit brechen auf.