{"title":"Ahmet Altan","description":"\u003cp\u003eAhmet Altan's works offer a profound exploration of human resilience and the complexities of love amid turmoil. Through rich historical settings and evocative storytelling, his novels invite readers to reflect on the personal costs of political upheaval and the enduring power of hope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending elements of \u003cem\u003ehistorical fiction\u003c\/em\u003e with intimate memoir-like narratives, Altan’s books delve into themes of identity, freedom, and the struggle for meaning in times of rebellion. Expect evocative prose that challenges and moves, capturing the spirit of an era as well as the inner lives of his characters.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"love-in-the-days-of-rebellion-by-ahmet-altan-9781787702479","title":"Love in the Days of Rebellion","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe second instalment in the Ottoman Quartet—the masterful saga of Turkish history by Ahmet Altan—follows the vast and vivid cast of characters introduced in the first volume of the series, \u003ci\u003eLike A Sword Wound\u003c\/i\u003e. By weaving together tortured love affairs, political intrigue, power struggles, and social upheavals, the novel offers a powerful and vivid tableau of the crisis of the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe second instalment opens with the attempted suicide of Hikmet Bey, the son of the sultan's personal physician. The reason for his extreme gesture is to forget the extremely beautiful and proud Mehpare Hanim, his wife and the cause of all his suffering. While Hikmet recovers in a hospital in Thessaloniki, slowly regaining his strength and will to live, radical changes are afoot in the Ottoman capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe power of the sultan is eroding, a rebellion is brewing, and violence erupts on the streets of Istanbul. 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I suffer the pathetic torment of profound helplessness, just as he did.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLike a cursed oracle, I foresaw my future years ago not knowing that it was my own.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eConfined in a cell four metres long, imprisoned on absurd, Kafkaesque charges, novelist Ahmet Altan is one of many writers persecuted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan's oppressive regime. In this extraordinary memoir, written from his prison cell, Altan reflects upon his sentence, on a life whittled down to a courtyard covered by bars, and on the hope and solace a writer's mind can provide, even in the darkest places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46844180889836,"sku":"9781783785155","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2466383482823.jpg?v=1758830454"},{"product_id":"dying-is-easier-than-loving-by-ahmet-altan-9781787704398","title":"Dying is Easier than Loving","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe third book in the Ottoman Quartet, set in the years leading up to WWI, is steeped in the tumultuous events and the political struggle that shaped 20th-century Turkey, from the war against the Bulgarian army and the coup that resulted in the nation's one-party rule. Against this background, a tormented, obsessive love affair unfolds between Nizam, the son of Hikmet Bey, and Russian pianist Anya.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis tapestry of love and war allows Altan to analyse the structure of male power and its degeneration into violence against women, uncompromising nationalism, and pervasive censorship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDying is Easier than Loving\u003c\/em\u003e confirms Altan as a caustic, courageous writer, never afraid to denounce an arrogant and undemocratic power, allowing the reader to read between the lines the situation of contemporary Turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47430650134764,"sku":"9781787704398","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781787704398.jpg?v=1774558898"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/ahmet-altan.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}