Lilac and the Flag

Lilac and Flag, which tells about the new way of existence of the peasantry who settled in the city, is part of John Berger's "To Their Labors" trilogy, which he spent seventeen years on. his latest book.

Berger, who describes the peasant still in his village in Pig Soil, and the migration from village to city in Once Upon a Time in EUROPA, deals with the existential crisis of the villager who is left alone with the reality of the city in Lilac and Flag. The story of those who are not even a generation away from the mountain villages they came from; It ends in a mess where slums, videos, expensive hotels, love, murder, drugs and death are intertwined. Berger, who directs his extraordinary observation power, which he focused on the description of village life in the first two books of the trilogy, to the city this time, describes the operation of a huge crane with as much flawless attention as he describes an elegant scythe or a slaughterhouse. Lilac and the Flag is a climax that puts an end to Berger's peasantry trilogy. "Lilac and the Flag is an unforgettable work. As you would expect from a good novel, it is fascinating and has the depth of poetry."
-Isabel Allende-
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 212

Print Year: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publishing House: İletişim Yayıncılık