A staggering, shattering novel from Turkey's greatest novelist Since Halil was shot dead in his own home by his wife EsmΓ©'s former suitor, the village has pointed the finger of guilt at the dead man's beautiful widow: she must have arranged the murder. The task of vengeance falls on EsmΓ©'s little so
To Crush the Serpent
β Scribed by Yashar Kemal
- Publisher
- Random House;Vintage Digital
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 57 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1846559642
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β¦ Synopsis
A staggering, shattering novel from Turkey's greatest novelist
Since Halil was shot dead in his own home by his wife EsmΓ©'s former suitor, the village has pointed the finger of guilt at the dead man's beautiful widow: she must have arranged the murder. The task of vengeance falls on EsmΓ©'s little son, Hassan: year after year he is groomed for it, his devotion to his mother sapped with talk of the unavenged ghost of Halil and his father, doomed to roam the countryisde as a translucent red snake, an insect, a bird. Hassan hears tales against his mother. How long will her innocence protect her?
The stark tale of cruelty and vendetta is told in a narrative of relentless tension, reminiscent of Greek tragedy. it is one of Yashar Kemal's most beautiful and haunting novels.
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