The Fisherman and His Son
A Novel
A Novel
By Zülfü Livaneli
Translated by Brendan Freely
By Zülfü Livaneli
Translated by Brendan Freely
By Zülfü Livaneli
Translated by Brendan Freely
By Zülfü Livaneli
Translated by Brendan Freely
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Paperback $16.99
Jun 20, 2023 | ISBN 9781635423662
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Praise
“At the center of this novel stands unfathomable tragedy. Gracefully, masterfully, Zülfü Livaneli does not force the reader into trying—and failing—to fathom the unfathomable. Instead, this novel, which is thrumming with Keatsian negative capability, intertwines human misery and nonhuman mystery—the contemporary refugee crisis; a small island crawling with snakes; invasive, poisonous puffer fish and encircling, crafty cats; national histories of population transfers and personal histories of rotten marriages and youthful romances; dreams of a shark-headed man; a baby delivered from the depths by a father dolphin; corporate rapaciousness and environmental degradation; jasmine flowers in evening bloom—and in so doing, creates a loose and intricate tapestry of sorrow and solace, one that invites the attentive reader to glimpse, if even for a moment, ‘the size of the cloth,’ as the poet Naomi Shihab Nye put it. Brendan Freely’s translation is stark, elegant, and fluid; the story that unfolds is propulsive and dramatic, harrowing and multilayered. This is a wonderful book.” —Moriel Rothman-Zecher, author of Before All the World and Sadness Is a White Bird
“In this tightly woven novel of the sea, Zülfü Livaneli writes of a deep sense of longing at the intersection of loss, environmental catastrophe, and the continuing tragedy of the Mediterranean refugee crisis. The Fisherman and His Son is a moving story that explores the ways in which everyday people navigate their lives in the shambles of the modern nation.” —Nishant Batsha, author of Mother Ocean Father Nation
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