{"product_id":"nicosia-beyond-barriers-voices-from-a-divided-city","title":"Nicosia Beyond Barriers, Voices from a Divided City","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"summary entry-summary\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"book-details\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"section\"\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist the People’s Book Prize \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCyprus’ capital Nicosia has been split by a militarised border for decades. In this collection, writers from all sides of the divide reimagine the past, present and future of their city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, Cypriot-Greeks coexist alongside Cypriot-Turks, the north with the south, town with countryside, dominant voices with the marginalised. This is a city of endless possibilities – a place where an anthropologist from London and a talkative Marxist are hunted by a gunman in the Forbidden zone; where a romance between two aspiring Tango dancers falls victim to Nicosia’s time difference; and where an artist finds his workplace on a rooftop, where he paints a horizon disturbed only by birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, these writers journey beyond the beaten track creating a complete picture of Nicosia, the world’s last divided capital city, that defies barriers of all kinds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"section\"\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlev Adil is a performance artist-poet. Her poetry has been translated into eight languages. She is a literary critic for the \u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAydin Mehmet Ali has worked as an arts and education adviser to the London Mayor and Local Education Authorities. She is the founder of Literary Agency Cyprus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBahriye Kemal is a research associate and lecturer at the Centre for Colonial and Postcolonial Studies at the University of Kent. She is an active member of Literary Agency Cyprus, Kent Refugee Help, Seenaryo and Women Now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaria Petrides is an independent writer, editor and translator. She has been a writer in residencies in NYC, Nicosia, Istanbul, Helsinki, Rio de Janeiro, and Geneva. She is translator of \u003ci\u003eWow\u003c\/i\u003e (Patakis 2016) and \u003ci\u003eTo Teach the Journey\u003c\/i\u003e (Saita 2016). She the author of \u003ci\u003eA Book of Small Things\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and editor of \u003ci\u003eSemiotics\u003c\/i\u003e (Cambridge Scholars, 2017).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"section\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Ambitious and enchanting … the selection encompasses a striking diversity of genres and perspectives.’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJonathan Fryer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘These pieces of fiction, poetry and journalism offer a cast of diverse narrators … perceptive and peppered with fresh detail’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTLS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Unifying, inclusive, perspectives which celebrate diversity … vibrant, rich in Levantine tonalities … Nicosia and its inhabitants are liberated on every page of this prodigious volume, with its soul encapsulated by these visionaries. A revelatory read.’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMorning Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Saqi Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51427810443594,"sku":"9780863566745","price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/5474\/2858\/files\/NicosiaBeyondBarrierscover.jpg?v=1753953198","url":"https:\/\/archive-books-berlin.myshopify.com\/products\/nicosia-beyond-barriers-voices-from-a-divided-city","provider":"Archive Souq","version":"1.0","type":"link"}