Farewell Fountain Street
Ziya Bey has six months left to live. From his mansion on Farewell Fountain Street, the Ottoman aristocrat plans to tie up some questionable business affairs and say goodbye to the people he cherishes. He hires Artvin, a disillusioned professor with a troubled past, to assist him. Intrigued by his employer’s mysterious household, Artvin spends the days uncovering Ziya Bey’s turbulent life story.

 

The two men become bound together as they reveal dark elements from their pasts. But when Ziya Bey releases Artvin from his duties sooner than expected, Artvin inherits a spiral of violence he cannot control.

 

In this gripping ride through the streets of Istanbul, two men learn one another’s secrets. But can either of them learn to live with themselves?

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Farewell Fountain Street
Ziya Bey has six months left to live. From his mansion on Farewell Fountain Street, the Ottoman aristocrat plans to tie up some questionable business affairs and say goodbye to the people he cherishes. He hires Artvin, a disillusioned professor with a troubled past, to assist him. Intrigued by his employer’s mysterious household, Artvin spends the days uncovering Ziya Bey’s turbulent life story.

 

The two men become bound together as they reveal dark elements from their pasts. But when Ziya Bey releases Artvin from his duties sooner than expected, Artvin inherits a spiral of violence he cannot control.

 

In this gripping ride through the streets of Istanbul, two men learn one another’s secrets. But can either of them learn to live with themselves?

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Overview

Ziya Bey has six months left to live. From his mansion on Farewell Fountain Street, the Ottoman aristocrat plans to tie up some questionable business affairs and say goodbye to the people he cherishes. He hires Artvin, a disillusioned professor with a troubled past, to assist him. Intrigued by his employer’s mysterious household, Artvin spends the days uncovering Ziya Bey’s turbulent life story.

 

The two men become bound together as they reveal dark elements from their pasts. But when Ziya Bey releases Artvin from his duties sooner than expected, Artvin inherits a spiral of violence he cannot control.

 

In this gripping ride through the streets of Istanbul, two men learn one another’s secrets. But can either of them learn to live with themselves?

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781846592164
Publisher: Saqi Books
Publication date: 01/24/2023
Pages: 224
Product dimensions: 5.10(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Selçuk Altun was born in Artvin, Turkey, in 1950. A retired banking executive, bibliophile and book collector, Altun served as a chairman of a major publishing house until his retirement in 2004. He is the author of four essay collections and ten novels including The Sultan of Byzantium, which has been translated into more than fifteen languages. He writes a popular monthly column for the Turkish periodical OT called ‘For the Love of Books’. He lives in Istanbul.

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‘A tantalising thriller’ Jason Goodwin

 

‘Altun’s prose has a dreamlike urgency.’ John Ashbery

 

‘A tense thriller that explores identity, philosophy and what our pasts can teach us.’ Barbara Nadel

 

‘A beautifully observed treasure of a book.’ Özgür Uyanık

 

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