Lost ground

Title: Lost Ground

Writer: Murat Isik

Binding method: Cross tie

EAN: 9789049803940

Condition: Good

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- New: Book is new.

Description:
Eastern Turkey, 1960s. Thirteen-year-old Mehmet grows up in a village that was once founded by the Armenians. His gentle father, who lost almost his entire family in the First World War, is a beloved storyteller, his mother a powerful woman who is feared by everyone because of her sharp tongue. Together with Mehmet's brother and sister, they form a close-knit family. But that changes abruptly when his father has an accident with tragic consequences.
Loosely inspired by Murat Isik's own family history, Lost Ground is an epic novel about a family torn apart partly by fate, partly by their own doing. A poignant father-son story about friendship, loss and hope.
About Murat Isik
Murat Isik (Ismir, 1977) writes columns for MTNL and Joop, and has published short stories in Lava Literair, De Brakke Hond, Contrast and the collection of stories Fasten your seat belt! In 2011 he won the El Hizjra Literature Prize for his short story 'De laatste reis'. Isik works as a lawyer. Verloren grond is his debut novel.