A Cat - A Man - A Death

A Cat - A Man - A Death Book Description "A real masterpiece! Technically and psychologically perfect! The novel that best presents the dilemma of killing or forgiving." Yaşar Kemal "Livaneli describes the obsessive political beliefs of the period by skillfully incorporating them within the flow of the novel." Doğan Hızlan is the novel that Turkey's prolific writer Zülfü Livaneli finished 29 years after he started writing: A Cat, A Man, A Dead One. With this novel, the famous author focuses on revolutionaries from different parts of the world who took refuge in Stockholm. It focuses on the search for happiness, which these people, whose entire lives have passed with trials and losses, define as "a little security and a little boredom". Sami, who took refuge in Stockholm from Turkey, meets by chance at the hospital where he is staying with the former minister, one of the people responsible for his experiences. While this encounter discusses basic psychological dilemmas such as revenge and forgiveness, it also touches upon the moral climate of the country in terms of state mechanisms such as punishment and trial. A Cat, A Man, A Death, which was deemed worthy of the 2001 Yunus Nadi Novel Award, introduces readers to an unconventional novel technique. Master literature writer Zülfü Livaneli reveals the author-character conflict in a very transparent and original way. One Cat, One Man, One Death offers a bold way of thinking about internationalism, refugeehood, violence, murder, family and native language. (From the Promotional Bulletin)