The Other Side of the Mountain

by Erendiz Atasü

Book Overview

Tracing the lives of three generations of a Turkish family, from the Ottoman Empire to the 1990s, this winner of Turkey's most prestigious literary prize follows a daughter who journeys back to her... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1840591137
• ISBN13: 9781840591132
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Milet Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.6"

Customer Reviews

Poetic Writing

Beautifully written, with a poet's sensitivity. Not necessarily a linear story at all times(which makes it challenging), but enjoyable for the high quality of the writing and lush descriptions. Also, interesting to learn about Kamal.

Wonderful Turkish literature

I tend to devour any fiction I can find set in Turkey. This is one of the best I have read. I love the style of writing, which is "sort of" stream of consciousness,but not entirely - it is also straight narrative. The interweaving of an earlier story with contemporary works really well. I would recommend it for anyone who is familiar with, for example, "The Prizegiving" by Aysel Ozakin, "Seven Houses" by Alev Lytle Croutier, or anything by Orhan Pamuk ("Snow" is my favourite, and possibly the most accessible of his fiction works)