The Fugitive of Gezi Park
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Ortac Press
Published:31st May '23
Should be back in stock very soon
Ada is haunted by her yearning for Istanbul and by the scars of a nightlong interrogation following her arrest at the Gezi Park protests. Now in London temping at an art fair, she meets Lucian, an eccentric, charming but burnt-out gallerist. Since his divorce, Lucian has been relying on drugs and alcohol to mend his broken heart. Ada, meanwhile, dreads the verdict of her forthcoming trial in Istanbul. Day-by-day, as their passion deepens, they reassess their past choices, and their futures rapidly take shape. Sensual, perceptive and at times bitingly funny, The Fugitive of Gezi Park explores the nature of trauma and struggle, asking what it takes of us to start all over again. In 2013, police brutality against a peaceful group protesting the destruction of Gezi Park - one of the few public green spaces in Istanbul - prompted an unprecedented wave of demonstrations which spread rapidly across Turkey, lasting several weeks. The Gezi Park Protests are a pivotal moment in the country's volatile recent history, and continue to carry huge sentimental value for the dissidents of the 'New Turkey.'
A gripping, sometimes comic and more often tragic portrayal of two complex, flawed characters and cities. Without ever mentioning Erdogan's name, it offers a finely grained study of how Turkey's descent into dictatorship has torn through human lives. THE TLS; Beautifully captures the endless possibilities that the city offers its inhabitants – chance meetings, unlikely romances and an opportunity to rebirth yourself, over and over. NB. MAGAZINE; A sensitive account of how our lives are shaped, on both individual and societal levels, by accident as much as willpower, and by how we deal with the consequent moments of trauma: fight, flight or, most often, neither. ARTREVIEW; A bitingly funny satire of the shallow art world, and a reflection on exile, trauma, displacement, desire - and the direction of Erdogan's Turkey. SAGA MAGAZINE; Set in the dreamscape of the contemporary art world and combining crisp, affectionate class satire with a cinematic storyline and exquisitely observed characters, The Fugitive of Gezi Park is an intense meditation on love, fealty, trauma, exile, politics, and art. An elegant and incisive novel from an incandescent talent. MAY-LAN TAN, AUTHOR OF THINGS TO MAKE AND BREAK; A young woman, bearing the aching wound of her country, realises the deep connection between the freedom she seeks for her homeland and that of her own body and soul. Through powerful language Deniz Goran brings together two cities, and two people oscillating on the pendulum between hope and despair, preparing them for a new life. BURHAN SONMEZ, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND PRESIDENT OF PEN INTERNATIONAL; Fabulous. MARIELLA FROSTRUP
ISBN: 9781838388744
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320 pages