Happiness - Special Edition

Happiness - Special Edition Book Description This novel, which Livaneli deals with courageously and deeply, has the intensity of a Shakespearean tragedy. Yaşar Kemal Your new work reveals your tremendous talent that makes you one of the most symbolic figures of Turkey's political and cultural life... Jacques Chirac, French President In his novel Happiness, Livaneli very skillfully incorporated his philosophical and political inquiries into the psychology of his characters. A very illuminating and deeply moving book, indispensable for those seeking honesty and sincerity in today's world. Kirkus Reviews, USA Happiness is not only an exciting and gripping adventure novel with its wonderful fiction; Beyond these, it is an extremely powerful analysis of Turkish society divided between tradition and modernity, history and amnesia, religion and secularism. Martine Laval Telerama, Paris Livaneli, in her novel Happiness, intersects the paths of Meryem, Cemal and İrfan, each waiting for their own miracle, in the contradiction of tradition and modernity; It reveals all layers of the social structure in the shadow of repression, custom, happiness, unhappiness, fear, taboos, lust and the overwhelmed bourgeoisie with this story of search and discovery. Happiness, which was deemed worthy of the Barnes & Noble New Great Writers Discovery Award in 2006, is a profound portrait of Turkey, a bittersweet fairy tale that has made a great impact in Turkey and the world since the day it was published and is still valid. (From the Promotional Bulletin)