Born in 1950, Ahmet Altan, one of today's most important Turkish writers, was arrested in September 2016 for his work as a journalist. An advocate for Kurdish and Armenian minorities and a central figure in the Turkish cultural world, he is the author of five successful novels. He has been awarded the Grand Prix from the Akademi Publishing House, the prestigious Freedom and Future of the Media Prize from the Media Foundation of Sparkasse Leipzig and the International Hrant Dink Award. In February 2018 he was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Turkish state.
Genres: Historical, Literary Fiction
Series
Ottoman Quartet
1. Like a Sword Wound (2018)
2. Love in the Days of Rebellion (2020)
3. Dying is Easier than Loving (2022)
1. Like a Sword Wound (2018)
2. Love in the Days of Rebellion (2020)
3. Dying is Easier than Loving (2022)
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