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Title: Bliss
Author: O.Z. Livaneli
Narrator: Anna Fields
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-17-06
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 134 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Her commando cousin, Cemal, with whom she grew up, has returned a hero from fighting terrorists in the mountains. It is he who is chosen to execute his cousin outside the town, telling her he is going to "take her to Istanbul".
In Istanbul, a celebrity professor named Irfan leaves his wife and charters a boat to sail the Aegean. By chance, these three fugitives cross paths and embark on a journey that shows what unexpected things can happen in the space between wounded people. (Translation by Cigdem Aksoy Fromm.)
Critic Reviews:
"Livaneli offers readers a fascinating look at the diversity of Turkey today in his American debut....Highly recommended." (Library Journal) "[A] romantic yet clear-eyed translation....Livaneli deftly folds his philosophical and political questioning into the psychology of his characters. Eye-opening and deeply moving - essential for anyone looking for decency in the world today." (Kirkus Reviews)
Members Reviews:
A fascinating journey
The author guides his characters on a journey of self-discovery, and along the way we gain insight into the traditions, contrasts and conflicts of modern Turkey. Anna Field gives another bravura performance, adding immensely to the listener's enjoyment. The translation was a little weak on the nautical terms, but apart from that minor quibble the book was very enjoyable and added to my understanding of the region.
If you liked The Kite Runner
If you liked the Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, you will enjoy this novel that also takes place in the world of Islam and explores the values and traditions of those people whose treatment of women is so different than those in the West. The author explores fully all stratas of Turkish society.
The characters were well drawn and a triumphant ending made for a satisfying listen. Anna Fields will be sadly missed as a wonderful narrator.
What a story!
I had no preconceived notions about the book or the author and approached 'Bliss' with an open mind. What a delight!
"Bliss" is a clever mix of modern and ancient with a Hansel & Gretel sense of dread throughout. Livaneli's politics, gender or proclivities aren't in evidence, which I always appreciate in an author.
If you enjoy Naipal's women, Gaiman's mythology and Chabon's beautiful language, you'll happily lose yourself in "Bliss"
A rich tour of Turkey
If modern Turkey can be distilled into a novel that plays out a nation's major issues through its three main characters, Bliss is Livaneli's attempt to write that book. There's Meryem, a naive teenage girl from the countryside, who has been raped by her uncle. Then there is her taciturn, sullen cousin, Cemal, who has just returned from fighting Kurdish guerillas in the mountains of eastern Turkey, and is dispatched to kill Meryem on the road, in order to clear the family honor. Meanwhile, Irfan, a famous, if unaccomplished professor from Istanbul, is going through a midlife crisis and flees his posh existence in a sailboat, looking for something to give him new meaning. Eventually, these three find themselves drawn together.
While such a premise has every possibility of turning into a heavy-handed melodrama, Livaneli writes with a disarming lightness and directness that makes the story engaging.
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Title: Bliss
Author: O.Z. Livaneli
Narrator: Anna Fields
Format: Unabridged
Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
Language: English
Release date: 11-17-06
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 134 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Her commando cousin, Cemal, with whom she grew up, has returned a hero from fighting terrorists in the mountains. It is he who is chosen to execute his cousin outside the town, telling her he is going to "take her to Istanbul".
In Istanbul, a celebrity professor named Irfan leaves his wife and charters a boat to sail the Aegean. By chance, these three fugitives cross paths and embark on a journey that shows what unexpected things can happen in the space between wounded people. (Translation by Cigdem Aksoy Fromm.)
Critic Reviews:
"Livaneli offers readers a fascinating look at the diversity of Turkey today in his American debut....Highly recommended." (Library Journal) "[A] romantic yet clear-eyed translation....Livaneli deftly folds his philosophical and political questioning into the psychology of his characters. Eye-opening and deeply moving - essential for anyone looking for decency in the world today." (Kirkus Reviews)
Members Reviews:
A fascinating journey
The author guides his characters on a journey of self-discovery, and along the way we gain insight into the traditions, contrasts and conflicts of modern Turkey. Anna Field gives another bravura performance, adding immensely to the listener's enjoyment. The translation was a little weak on the nautical terms, but apart from that minor quibble the book was very enjoyable and added to my understanding of the region.
If you liked The Kite Runner
If you liked the Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns, you will enjoy this novel that also takes place in the world of Islam and explores the values and traditions of those people whose treatment of women is so different than those in the West. The author explores fully all stratas of Turkish society.
The characters were well drawn and a triumphant ending made for a satisfying listen. Anna Fields will be sadly missed as a wonderful narrator.
What a story!
I had no preconceived notions about the book or the author and approached 'Bliss' with an open mind. What a delight!
"Bliss" is a clever mix of modern and ancient with a Hansel & Gretel sense of dread throughout. Livaneli's politics, gender or proclivities aren't in evidence, which I always appreciate in an author.
If you enjoy Naipal's women, Gaiman's mythology and Chabon's beautiful language, you'll happily lose yourself in "Bliss"
A rich tour of Turkey
If modern Turkey can be distilled into a novel that plays out a nation's major issues through its three main characters, Bliss is Livaneli's attempt to write that book. There's Meryem, a naive teenage girl from the countryside, who has been raped by her uncle. Then there is her taciturn, sullen cousin, Cemal, who has just returned from fighting Kurdish guerillas in the mountains of eastern Turkey, and is dispatched to kill Meryem on the road, in order to clear the family honor. Meanwhile, Irfan, a famous, if unaccomplished professor from Istanbul, is going through a midlife crisis and flees his posh existence in a sailboat, looking for something to give him new meaning. Eventually, these three find themselves drawn together.
While such a premise has every possibility of turning into a heavy-handed melodrama, Livaneli writes with a disarming lightness and directness that makes the story engaging.