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Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
-One of the greatest and most prophetic of political novelists.- Guardian Books of the Year
-Inspired and impassioned- New York Times
-Powerful, assured and engaging.- Irish Times
A family gathers in the shadow of a revolution, until an outsider brings the action to their door
As the political tension from Turkey-s tumultuous struggle for modernity builds, an old widow Fatma waits with her faithful servant Recep for her grandchildren to descend for their annual visit. Faruk, a failed historian; his sensitive leftist sister, Nilgun; and Metin, a high school student who lives the fast life of the nouveaux riches while dreaming of escape.
The arrival of Recep-s nephew Hassan, who has recently fallen in with right-wing extremists, draws the family into the growing political cataclysm. As the country wavers toward
