Two Green Otters - Uzuner, Buket
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When her mother abandons her family, Nilsu loses faith in the world and everyone in it. Terrified of suffering the same fate, she breaks off relationships before they even begin. Then she meets Teo, a passionate environmentalist and one of the founders of the Turkish Green Party. Teo's close relationship with his mother has always held him back and when she commits suicide, his life slips off the rails. In this story of a young woman's struggle to find love and acceptance, Buket Uzuner explores the complexities of human relationships. With her distinctive touch, she weaves a poignant and…mehr

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When her mother abandons her family, Nilsu loses faith in the world and everyone in it. Terrified of suffering the same fate, she breaks off relationships before they even begin. Then she meets Teo, a passionate environmentalist and one of the founders of the Turkish Green Party. Teo's close relationship with his mother has always held him back and when she commits suicide, his life slips off the rails. In this story of a young woman's struggle to find love and acceptance, Buket Uzuner explores the complexities of human relationships. With her distinctive touch, she weaves a poignant and magical love story of two souls in the modern world. Two Green Otters offers up an original reinterpretation of the role of environmentalism and love in the world today.
Autorenporträt
Buket Uzuner was born in Ankara in 1955. She has written numerous short stories, travelogues and novels. Her books have been on the Turkish national bestseller lists since 1992, and have been translated into eight languages. Uzuner won the Yunus Nadi Prize (1993) for her novel Balik Izlerinin Sesi (The Sound of Fishsteps), and her novel Kumral Ada-Mavi Tuna (Mediterranean Waltz) was named the Best Novel of 1998 by the University of Istanbul. Her short story collection A Cup of Turkish Coffee (2001) was published in dual language Turkish-English by Milet. Uzuner was selected as one of the 75 Most Influential Women of the Republic of Turkey as part of the country's 75th anniversary celebration.