The Poet's Novel
by Murathan Mungan
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The Poet's Novel is set in an imaginary world without high technology, and where its human dwellers maintain a strong connection with nature. Here poets and philosophers are revered deeply, and poems embellish city walls instead of flags; it is a world where words are sacred and dreams magical. We navigate this terrain through three main characters: Bendag, a legendary poet who has been on voluntary exile for fifty years; Moottah, a reclusive philosopher who has not left his home for more than twenty years; and Gamenn, an intelligent detective who has undertaken to investigate the poet murders that have been shaking the Mainland for a while. When each of these characters embark on their own quests, their seemingly divergent paths converge and their stories merge, creating a whole that is both powerful and deeply moving.
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Endorsements
"The Poet's Novel shows the excellence Turkish language has attained in prose writing."
• Semih Gümüş, Radikal Book Supplement
"Mungan conveys the message that the respect paid to poetry is in fact respect paid to writing and nature. It is a deep and impressive novel. Not reading it would be a great loss."
• Pakize Barışta
Reviews
Esteemed and celebrated not only as a masterful storyteller but also a great poet, Murathan Mungan artfully fuses his literary gifts together in this novel that could be described as a poetic narrative, or a prose poem. Poet's Novel also happens to be an enthralling mystery novel, luring the reader ever deeper into its tale. The outcome is a literary page-turner that enchants with the beauty of its language and captivates with its intriguing plot.
Author Biography
One of the most prominent and prolific contemporary writers of Turkey, Mungan has published poetry, short stories, plays, novels, screenplays, and political columns. His works have been translated into various languages. His "Mesopotamian Trilogy" has enjoyed successful theater runs across the country and the last play, Deer Curses, was staged by the Arca Azzura in Italy. His play As on the Page was
published in Solum and other plays from Turkey (Seagull, 2011) and his novella Evening Gown will be published by Citylights, USA.
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- Publisher Metis Publishers
- Orginal LanguageTurkish
- ISBN/Identifier 9789753428088
- Publication Country or regionTurkey
- FormatPaperback
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- SeriesLiterature
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