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In the Shadow of a Lost Love - Mehmed Uzun Book Description

Mehmed Uzun, the master of Kurdish literature, describes in all his detail the tragic life full of struggles of Memduh Selim Bey from Van, who was exiled from his country, in In the Shadow of a Lost Love. Kurdish intellectual Memduh Selim Bey, whose fate is full of defeats, losses and financial difficulties, has to make a vital choice: Fight for his love or his country? Although he chooses to abandon his only lover and fight for his country, he is defeated on both fronts. While he is struggling with the scorching longing he feels for both his country and his love in the middle of the war, the people are already in a miserable state due to the harsh conditions they find themselves in. Memduh Selim Bey will struggle with poverty, longing for Istanbul and Galata, fatigue and loneliness until the last days of his life.

In the Shadow of a Lost Love, a poetic journey that progresses step by step from hopes to disappointment, from joy to bitterness and finally to eternal migration...

(From the Promotional Bulletin)