{"product_id":"9780312360542","title":"Bliss","description":"\u003cp\u003eFifteen-year-old Meryem lives in a rural village in Eastern Anatolia, Turkey. Her simple, conventional way of life changes dramatically after her uncle, a sheikh in a dervish order, rapes her—and condemns her to death for shaming the family. Asked to carry out the \"honor killing\" is his son Cemal, a commando in the Turkish army. So begins a long, mystifying voyage for Meryem as her shell-shocked cousin ushers her to the shining metropolis of Istanbul where another troubled soul, the Harvard-educated professor Irfan, embarks on his own journey of transformation—one that catapults him into the heart of Meryem and Cemal's conflict. The crossed-paths and interwoven destinies of these three characters makes for an affecting, by turns brutal and life-affirming portrayal of traditional and modern-day Turkey that no reader will soon forget.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Livaneli is an essential force in Turkey's musical, cultural, and political scene.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Orhan Pamuk, Nobel Prize Winner and author of \u003ci\u003eSnow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBliss \u003c\/i\u003eis eye-opening and deeply moving.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e(starred) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Compelling [for] American readers …hard to put down.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Cleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With lush scenes of Turkish life and nuanced depictions of the [characters'] inner lives. . .a convergence of lost, likable souls.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eO. Z. Livaneli\u003c\/b\u003e, one of Turkey's most prominent authors, is also an accomplished composer, and previously served as an elected member of the Turkish Parliament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024282829040,"sku":"9780312360542","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780312360542_p0.jpg?v=1763676611","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780312360542","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}