Description
A collection of strange, unsettling tales, this book follows characters whose ordinary routines fracture under the pressure of paranoia, bureaucracy, and the uncanny. In the title story, a nervous young man’s life begins to unravel after an ominous letter arrives—its threat written in words he can’t quite identify—until fear becomes a force that reshapes his choices and his sense of reality. Across these stories, Oğuz Atay’s sharp, darkly comic sensibility turns the search for meaning into a labyrinth, exploring themes of isolation, persecution, and the fragile boundary between private dread and public power. Newly translated by Ralph Hubbell, these narratives feel both intellectually precise and emotionally claustrophobic, inviting readers to wait—almost helplessly—for what fear will demand next.
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paperback
New York Review of Books, Incorporated, The
Published Jan 1, 2024
225 pages
ISBN: 9781681377964
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Details
First Published
2024
Language
eng
Translation
From: tur
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