The Endless Country

The Endless Country takes a journey through Turkey''s past - the nation the author''s father left decades ago and he returns to as a young man. It is not about Erdogan or Ataturk, the two towering Presidents who have book-ended that history, and at times have appeared impossible to escape. Instead Sami Kent''s book goes deep beyond them, revealing a history as rich, layered and absurd as his family''s favourite dessert, kunefe: a shredded wheat pastry with a core of melted cheese, a topping of pistachios, and a drowning of syrup. From tiny weightlifters to the world''s biggest prison, from a failed socialist commune to a wildly successful orchid ice cream, the book is a tribute to the sheer bewildering diversity of Turkey''s past: its people, their ideas and their struggles.

Product details

• Authors: Sami Kent
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.06.2024
• EAN: 9781529099263
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-9926-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 245 mm x 31 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; European History, Memoirs, Turkey, Social and cultural history, History of other geographical groupings and regions