Salman the Solitary
Salman the Solitary by Yaşar Kemal, published by Harvill Press in 1998, is a work of fiction that explores complex human relationships against a backdrop of conflict. The narrative follows Ismail Agha, who has been forced to leave his Kurdish village due to invading Russians. In his new home, he lives with his adopted bodyguard Salman, a Turkish boy he rescued from dire circumstances. The story delves into themes of vengeance, love, and the tensions that arise within Ismail’s household, particularly between Salman and Ismail’s natural son, Mustafa.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of emotions as the bond between Ismail and Salman is tested by jealousy and rivalry. The setting in the barren mountains of Anatolia adds depth to the unfolding drama, where rumors and tensions escalate, leading to unpredictable consequences. This edition spans 310 pages and is presented in English, offering an immersive experience into Kemal’s exploration of love, death, and racial prejudice.
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Driven out of his native Kurdish village by invading Russians, Ismail Agha has built himself a house above the village of his exile. In his household is his bodyguard Salman, the Turkish boy he adopted after finding him in a cave, more dead than alive. Ismail has many enemies. In the barren mountains of Anatolia, Kemal sets a tale of vengeance and bloodlust, tender love and passionate hatred, at the centre of which is the bond that ties Ismail and young Salman, who is devoted to his master but jealous of his natural son Mustafa. Tension has existed between the two almost since Mustafa’s birth but, when rumours begin to fly through Ismail’s household, the knives are drawn and no-one can predict whose life will be at risk. Turkey’s greatest novelist has produced an epic tale of love and death, intensified and complicated by racial prejudice.
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