{"product_id":"disquiet-9781635420326","title":"Disquiet","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorld Literature Today\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Translation of the Year \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePopMatters\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSerenade for Nadia\u003c\/i\u003e, a powerful story of love and faith amidst the atrocities committed by ISIS against the Yazidi people.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eDisquiet\u003c\/i\u003e transports the reader to the contemporary Middle East through the stories of Meleknaz, a Yazidi Syrian refugee, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand Hussein, a young man from the Turkish city of Mardin near the Syrian border. Passionate about helping others, Hussein begins visiting a refugee camp to tend to the thousands of poor and sick streaming into Turkey, fleeing ISIS. There, he falls in love with Meleknaz--whom his disapproving family will call \"the devil\" who seduced him--and their relationship sets further tragedy in motion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A nuanced meditation on the nature of being human and an empathetic, probing look at the past and present of these Mesopotamian lands, \u003ci\u003eDisquiet \u003c\/i\u003egives voice to the peoples, faiths, histories, and stories that have swept through this region over centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13367022\"\u003eZülfü Livaneli\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Other Press (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/29\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635420326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635420326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC051000\"\u003eCultural Heritage\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC037000\"\u003ePolitical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC025000\"\u003ePsychological\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eZülfü Livaneli \u003c\/b\u003eis Turkey's bestselling author, a celebrated composer and film director, and a political activist. Widely considered one of the most important Turkish cultural figures of our time, he is known for his novels that interweave diverse social and historical backgrounds, figures, and incidents, including the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eBliss \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Discover Great New Writers Award), \u003ci\u003eSerenade for Nadia \u003c\/i\u003e(Other Press, 2020), \u003ci\u003eLeyla's House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMy Brother's Story\u003c\/i\u003e, which have been translated into thirty-seven languages, won numerous international literary prizes, and been turned into movies, stage plays, and operas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrendan Freely \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Princeton in 1959 and studied psychology at Yale University. His translations include \u003ci\u003eTwo Girls\u003c\/i\u003e by Perihan Mağden, \u003ci\u003eThe Gaze\u003c\/i\u003e by Elif Şafak, and \u003ci\u003eLike a Sword Wound\u003c\/i\u003e by Ahmet Altan.","brand":"Other Press (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701919027437,"sku":"9781635420326","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_1ddc58c2-2902-43d4-933d-50e1066eaa27.jpg?v=1649954394","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/disquiet-9781635420326","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}