To Crush The Serpent (e-bog) af Kemal, Yashar
Kemal, Yashar (forfatter)

To Crush The Serpent e-bog

117,05 DKK (inkl. moms 146,31 DKK)
A staggering, shattering novel from Turkey's greatest novelistSince Halil was shot dead in his own home by his wife Esm 's former suitor, the village has pointed the finger of guilt at the dead man's beautiful widow: she must have arranged the murder. The task of vengeance falls on Esm 's little son, Hassan: year after year he is groomed for it, his devotion to his mother sapped with talk of th...
E-bog 117,05 DKK
Forfattere Kemal, Yashar (forfatter)
Udgivet 24 marts 2016
Længde 108 sider
Genrer Crime and mystery fiction
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781473546424
A staggering, shattering novel from Turkey's greatest novelistSince Halil was shot dead in his own home by his wife Esm 's former suitor, the village has pointed the finger of guilt at the dead man's beautiful widow: she must have arranged the murder. The task of vengeance falls on Esm 's little son, Hassan: year after year he is groomed for it, his devotion to his mother sapped with talk of the unavenged ghost of Halil and his father, doomed to roam the countryisde as a translucent red snake, an insect, a bird. Hassan hears tales against his mother. How long will her innocence protect her?The stark tale of cruelty and vendetta is told in a narrative of relentless tension, reminiscent of Greek tragedy. it is one of Yashar Kemal's most beautiful and haunting novels.