{"product_id":"9780312360542","title":"Bliss A Novel - Livaneli, O. Z.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eBliss A Novel\u003c\/u\u003e by Livaneli, O. Z.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Macmillan, 2007\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFifteen-year-old Meryem lives in a rural village in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. Her simple, conventional way of life changes dramatically after her uncle, a sheikh in a dervish order, rapes her—and condemns her to death for shaming the family. Asked to carry out the \"honor killing\" is his son Cemal, a commando in the Turkish army. So begins a long, mystifying voyage for Meryem as her shell-shocked cousin ushers her to the shining metropolis of Istanbul where another troubled soul, the Harvard-educated professor Irfan, embarks on his own journey of transformation—one that catapults him into the heart of Meryem and Cemal's conflict. The crossed-paths and interwoven destinies of these three characters makes for an affecting, by turns brutal and life-affirming portrayal of traditional and modern-day Turkey that no reader will soon forget.\n\n\n\n\"Livaneli is an essential force in Turkey's musical, cultural, and political scene.\"\n\n--Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Prize Winner and author of Snow\n\n\n\n\"Bliss is eye-opening and deeply moving.\"\n\n--Kirkus Reviews (starred) \n\n\n\n\"Compelling [for] American readers ...hard to put down.\"\n\n--The Cleveland Plain Dealer\n\n\n\n\"With lush scenes of Turkish life and nuanced depictions of the [characters'] inner lives. . .a convergence of lost, likable souls.\"\n\n--Entertainment Weekly\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Macmillan, 2007","offers":[{"title":"Bliss A Novel \/ Very Good","offer_id":54064836804900,"sku":"9780312360542VG","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_9431c751-50f1-4cd5-9707-9e65cee9c0b8.jpg?v=1781793754","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780312360542","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}