Endgame
Endgame by Ahmet Altan, published by Canongate in 2015, is a compelling narrative that explores the complexities of a man’s life in a sun-baked Turkish town. This edition spans 371 pages and is presented in English. The story follows a protagonist who seeks a quiet existence but instead becomes entangled in a web of suspicion, paranoia, and violence, ultimately confronting the haunting question of his own actions.
Readers will encounter a deeply untrustworthy narrator who guides them through a landscape filled with desire, ambition, and death. The narrative delves into themes of murder and the psychological turmoil that accompanies it, inviting reflection on the nature of guilt and identity. As the protagonist grapples with the aftermath of a gunshot and the implications of his actions, the tension builds, revealing the darker aspects of human nature.
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‘I don’t remember pulling the trigger; I only heard the gunshot. And then I saw a mouth opening, as if to speak, a face contorted, one hand in the air. And then a body falling.’ A man retires to a sun-baked Turkish town for a quiet life. But he finds a world of suspicion, paranoia and violence. The town has made a murderer of him. The question is, who did he kill? Led by a deeply untrustworthy narrator, Ahmet Altan’s international bestseller pulls us into a world of desire, ambition and death.
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