Lion and the Nightingale: A Journey Through Modern Turkey

Turkey is a country torn between East and West, with a violent past and a dangerous future. Journalist and novelist Kaya Genc travels around the country to find the places and people who embody the contrasts of Turkey's rich past. The Lion and the Nightingale presents the story of a country whose history has been split between violence and beauty, and takes the reader on a contemporary journey through the contradictory soul of the Turkish nation.

Format: Hardback
Length: 208 pages
Publication date: 17 October 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Turkey, a country situated at the crossroads of East and West, is a land of contrasts and a place where its glorious past meets a dangerous and unpredictable future. In 2016, a failed military coup against President Erdogan shocked the world, prompting journalist and novelist Kaya Genc to embark on a quest to explore the places and people that embody the contrasts of Turkey's rich history. As suicide bombers attack Istanbul and journalists and teachers are imprisoned, Genc walks the streets of the famous Ottoman neighborhoods, telling the stories of ordinary Turks who live among the contradictions and conflicts of Anatolia, one of the world's oldest civilizations. "The Lion and the Nightingale" is a captivating tale that captures the essence of a country whose history has been divided between East and West, between violence and beauty, and between the roar of the lion and the song of the nightingale. Genc's book is a blend of memoir, interview, and his own autobiography, taking the reader on a contemporary journey through the contradictory soul of the Turkish nation.

Weight: 400g
Dimension: 147 x 222 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781788314961