ISBN Disquiet book General novel English 176 pages

'Mercy is not an ointment for cruelty.'Disquiet transports the reader to the contemporary Middle East through the stories of Meleknaz, a Yazidi Syrian refugee, and Hussein, a young man from the Turkish city of Mardin near the Syrian border. Passionate about helping others, Hussein begins visiting a refugee camp to tend to the poor and sick streaming into Turkey by the thousands, fleeing ISIS. There, he falls in love with Meleknaz – whom his disapproving family will call 'the devil' who seduced him – and their relationship sets further tragedy in motion.A nuanced meditation on the nature of being human and an empathetic, probing look at the past and present reality of these lands of the Mesopotamian heritage, Disquiet gives a voice to the peoples, faiths, histories, and stories that have swept through this region over centuries.“Livaneli is an essential force in Turkey’s musical, cultural, and political scene.” – Orhan Pamuk“Heartbreakingly vivid…Livaneli’s passion in exposing Turkey’s and the West’s culpability in real massacres is eloquent…hard to forget.”– Kirkus Reviews“[Livaneli] offer[s] insights into Turkey’s rich cultural, political, ethnic, and religious divides…a forceful plea for openness and tolerance.”– Publishers Weekly