Conception

by Özgür Uyanik

Overview

Enter Anonymous, a middle-ranking artist rolling between minor shows in New York, London and Istanbul. With his career sliding into obscurity, shamefully forced to consider advertising work to make ends meet, he knows he must break new ground if he is to survive.

With his mother’ s encouragement, he decides upon his next work of art: an act of self-violation so outrageous, so horrific, the art world will be forced to take notice. But will it be enough to raise him to the ranks of the elite?

Conception is the journey of a sociopath who will do whatever it takes to get ahead; a dark comedy exploring who and what determines the value of art.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781912054879
Publisher:	Fairlight Books
Publication date:	06/01/2021
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 7.75(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Ö zgü r Uyanik is a writer and filmmaker whose family emigrated from Turkey to the UK. After graduating from the University of Kent at Canterbury, where he studied Communications and Image Studies, Ö zgü r started a career in the film industry working as a runner and making short films in London until his debut feature film premiered at the 17th Raindance Film Festival in 2009. He recently gained an MA in Creative Writing and English Literature from Cardiff Metropolitan University and is currently a PhD candidate in Creative Writing at Cardiff University.

Ö zgü r has also been selected for the BAME Directors Lab in Wales and the BFI's NET.WORK@LFF Emerging Talent program 2015; he was a Top 10 Finalist (Horror/Thriller category) at the PAGE International Screenwriting Awards in LA; and his screenwriting has been long-listed for the BBC Drama Room as well as being selected for writing labs, development schemes, and workshops in Turkey, Wales, the Netherlands and Italy.

Editorial Reviews

"Conception is a searingly witty and perceptive novel, offering a cutting vision of the contemporary art world. Uyanik's writing is playful and original, his characters are dark and compelling." —Dr Kate North, Author and Reader in Creative Writing at Cardiff Metropolitan University

"Özgür Uyanık’s debut novel sizzles with subversive humour and macabre energy." —Richard Gwyn, poet and novelist. Professor of Creative and Critical Writing at Cardiff University

"Uyanık will have you grinding your teeth, reaching for your dictionary, wincing and laughing." —Dr Dan Anthony, Author, scriptwriter and lecturer in Creative Writing at Cardiff Metropolitan University

"Conception is a novel that deserves to be read slowly to fully appreciate the word play and sharp wit of the writing." —Dr Michelle Deininger, Wales Art Review

"I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would read it again. I would highly recommend it to others too and, in fact, I already have! " —Jess Sturman-Coombs, Mir Online

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