'Captivating. Kent effortlessly weaves travels that are close to his heart into a bigger story of Turkey’s past and present' – Mishal Husain
'A rich, spellbinding book: dense with people, stories, history, colour, lived experience . . . The book is alive on every page' – Neel Mukherjee, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Lives of Others
The Endless Country takes a journey through Turkey’s past – the nation the author’s father left decades ago and he returns to as a young man.
It is not about Erdogan or Atatürk, the two towering Presidents who have book-ended that history, and at times have appeared impossible to escape. Instead Sami Kent’s book goes deep beyond them, revealing a history as rich, layered and absurd as his family’s favourite dessert, künefe: a shredded wheat pastry with a core of melted cheese, a topping of pistachios, and a drowning of syrup.
From tiny weightlifters to the world’s biggest prison, from a failed socialist commune to a wildly successful orchid ice cream, the book is a tribute to the sheer bewildering diversity of Turkey’s past: its people, their ideas and their struggles.
'This is surely how history should be told – human, fun, alive' – The Telegraph
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The Endless Country 9781529099263 Hardback
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The Endless Country
Kent's book (he calls it a mosaic) is a fine way to learn about Turkey, containing a little history, a little nature writing, a little journalism, and a little family lore, along with maps which actually contain the names of the places mentioned in the 13 bite-sized chapters.
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This book recount the history of Turkey during the 29th century.
One is given the background of the culture of Turkey not just in the principal cities but also in the deeper countryside. A very good description of the deeper country and its population. It excels in showing how the tensions developed and the actions taken to surmount these gradually becoming mor…
One is given the background of the culture of Turkey not just in the principal cities but also in the deeper countryside. A very good description of the deeper country and its population. It excels in showing how the tensions developed and the actions taken to surmount these gradually becoming more and more extreme. It steps very gingerly in explaining the current problems with the Kurdish section of the population.
- Authors:
- Kent, Sami
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9781529099263
- Publication Date:
- 27/06/2024
- Publisher:
- Pan Macmillan
- Year Published:
- 2024
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Number of Pages:
- 336
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9781529099263