Siddhartha PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing Nominee for Shortlist (2014) kidnappers and concubines

kidnappers and concubines

the prisoners’ underground narrative turns into a narrative of Istanbul itself

Every generation makes it own effort to come to terms with the “Republic”

so rich in biodiversity

Siddhartha PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing Nominee for Shortlist (2014) kidnappers and concubinesIn the novel, "Siddhartha," a young man leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of his life the beginning of suffering, rejection, peace, and, finally, wisdom.