The Undying Grass
Author | : Yasar Kemal |
Publisher | : Harvill Press |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2015-02-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 1846559650 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781846559655 |
Rating | : 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Undying Grass written by Yasar Kemal and published by Harvill Press. This book was released on 2015-02-09 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three men are caught in a triangle of politics. Memidik, a young hunter, is obsessed by an urge to kill the tyrannous headman, Sefer, who has caused him so much pain and humiliation. Yet, each time he treis, he is overcome by fear. Then the accidental death of another man in the community fires him with renewed determination. Sefer, meanwhile, is sentenced to solitude and the local champion, Tashbash, is invested with mythical powers. The web of fantasy and intrigue spun around the villagers enmeshes them in plots of bravery and illusion in this extraordinary story of survival.