Engels | 30-04-2022 | 320 pagina's
9780241988725
Paperback / softback
Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. The taverna is the only place that Kostas and Defne can meet in secret, hidden beneath the blackened beams from which hang garlands of garlic and chilli peppers, creeping honeysuckle, and in the centre, growing through a cavity in the roof, a fig tree. The fig tree witnesses their hushed, happy meetings; their silent, surreptitious departures. The fig tree is there, too, when war breaks out, when the
Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both call home. The taverna is the only place that Kostas and Defne can meet in secret, hidden beneath the blackened beams from which hang garlands of garlic and chilli peppers, creeping honeysuckle, and in the centre, growing through a cavity in the roof, a fig tree. The fig tree witnesses their hushed, happy meetings; their silent, surreptitious departures. The fig tree is there, too, when war breaks out, when the
EAN : | 9780241988725 |
Uitgever : | Penguin Group |
Publicatie datum : | 30-04-2022 |
Uitvoering : | Paperback / softback |
Taal : | Engels |
Hoogte : | 198 mm |
Breedte : | 129 mm |
Status : | Bestelbaar |
Aantal pagina's : | 320 |
Keywords : | romans;cyprus;1970-;onmogelijke liefde;gemengde relaties;burgeroorlog;culturele identiteit |