NAMED A LIT HUB MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR From a prize-winning Turkish novelist, a heady, political tale of one man's search for identity and meaning in Istanbul after the loss of his memory.
Does physical recognition provide a sense of identity? Which is more liberating for a man, or a society: knowing the past, or forgetting it? Embroidered with Borgesian micro-stories, Labyrinth flows smoothly on the surface while traversing sharp bends beneath the current..
From the confusion of his social and individual memory, he is faced with two questions.
His mind falters when remembering civilizations, while life, like a labyrinth, leads him down different paths.
He knows that the Ottoman Empire fell, and that the last sultan died, but has no idea when.
He remembers only things that are unrelated to himself, but confuses their timing.
He has lost his memory, and can't recall why he wished to end his life.
A blues singer, Boratin, attempts suicide by jumping off the Bosphorus Bridge, but opens his eyes in the hospital.
NAMED A LIT HUB MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR From a prize-winning Turkish novelist, a heady, political tale of one man's search for identity and meaning in Istanbul after the loss of his memory
