{"product_id":"stone-and-shadow-paperback","title":"Stone and Shadow - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBurhan Sönmez\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAlexander Dawe\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis gorgeous, haunting saga tells the story of modern Turkey and its diverse communities through the life of a gravestone maker.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the city of Mardin, near Turkey's border with Syria, the orphaned Avdo finds purpose when an old mason takes him on as an apprentice. From Master Josef, he learns the importance of their art, which looks after the dead and bears witness to their lives. Avdo then travels the country and meets a woman he loves wholeheartedly, only to lose her through a tragic crime. Resigned to a lonely existence, he retreats from the world into his cemetery workshop, but even there, life, with all its sorrows, joys, injustices, and gifts, draws him in unexpected directions.\u003cbr\u003e An intimate, indelible epic, \u003ci\u003eStone and Shadow \u003c\/i\u003emelds fragments not only from twentieth-century Turkish history, but also from the Ottoman Empire, the wider Middle East, and Europe. Together they form a breathtaking picture of a rich, complex society that encompasses Christians, Sunni Muslims, Alawites, Turks, Kurds, and Armenians.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurhan Sönmez\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five novels, which have been published in more than thirty languages. He was born in Turkey and grew up speaking Turkish and Kurdish. He worked as a lawyer in Istanbul before going into political exile in Britain. Sönmez's writing has appeared in such publications as \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDer Spiegel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDie Zeit\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLa Repubblica\u003c\/i\u003e. His previous novel, \u003ci\u003eLabyrinth\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Other Press in 2019. He was elected President of PEN International in 2021. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Dawe\u003c\/b\u003e has translated several contemporary Turkish novels and screenplays. In collaboration with Maureen Freely he has translated \u003ci\u003eA Useless Man: Selected Stories\u003c\/i\u003e by Sait Faik Abasıyanık; \u003ci\u003eThe Time Regulation Institute\u003c\/i\u003e by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, which received the MLA Lois Roth Award; and \u003ci\u003eMadonna in a Fur Coat\u003c\/i\u003e by Sabahattin Ali. He lives and works in Istanbul.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697434791999,"sku":"9781635422771","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b5026304b2efbcb8a3fd3f15dcdac7bf.webp?v=1765009273","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/stone-and-shadow-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}