Lovers of Franz K.
- Auteur: Burhan Sönmez (Turkije)
- Soort boek: Koerdische roman, Turkse thriller
- Origineel: Evîndarên Franz K. (2024)
- Engelse vertaling: Sami Hêzil
- Uitgever: Other Press
- Verschijnt: 1 april 2025
- Omvang: 144 pagina’s
- Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
- Prijs: $ 22,00 / $ 12,99
- Boek bestellen bij: Bol / Libris
Burhan Sönmez Lovers of Franz K. recensie en review
- “His novels are steeped in imprisonment and memory, with echoes of Fyodor Dostoyevsky and George Louis Borges.” (Jason Farago, The New York Times)
- “The story leads us to an intense and mysterious crime novel that gives the readers a taste of Poe, and by expanding the scope of the references into the thin fabric of the story, it keeps the excitement and curiosity alive from the beginning to the end.” (Bawer Rûken, Bianet)
Flaptekst van in het Koerdisch geschreven roman van Burhan Sönmez
An inventive literary obituary for Kafka, this thriller of love and revenge brings the Cold War to life, from Paris and Istanbul to West Berlin and Tel Aviv.
Amid the student protests in 1960s Europe, Kafka’s best friend, Max Brod, becomes a target of their ire: Against the dying writer’s wishes, he had published texts that never should have been part of his legacy. After Brod is injured in an attempted assassination, assailant Ferdy Kaplan is captured and questioned by Commissioner Müller of the West Berlin police.
As his interrogation progresses, through dialogues in the police station, the courtroom, and the prison, Kaplan’s background is revealed piece by piece, from the love story between him and his childhood friend Amalya, to their shared passion for Kafka, which leads them to join a radical group. But when a shocking discovery is made about the person who ultimately set Brod’s attempted murder in motion, Kaplan and Müller agree to work together to expose the truth.
In this gripping, thought-provoking tribute to Kafka, Burhan Sönmez vividly recreates a key period of history when the Berlin Wall divided Europe, and women were fighting for freedom and against tradition, adopting Jean Seberg’s iconic short haircut from Breathless. More than a typical mystery, Lovers of Franz K. is a brilliant exploration of the value of books, and the issues of anti-Semitism, immigration, and violence that recur in Kafka’s life and writings.