CURFEW

by Adalet Agaoglu ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 1, 1997

Originally published in 1984, this artfully compact panoramic novel--one volume of a ""triptych"" portraying Turkish city and village life in the 1980s--relates from the separate viewpoints of its seven major characters the events of the hours immediately preceding a nationwide two-A.M. ""curfew."" In a deft interweaving of individual stories that's reminiscent of Egypt's Naguib Mahfouz, Agaoglu assembles from intriguingly dramatic fragments the experiences of a thirtyish woman determined to live independent from restrictive traditional mores, her brother in his tragicomic pursuit of a haughty nightclub singer, and other family, lovers, and antagonists whose fates prove inextricably connected. Convincing characterizations and a keen sense of how cultural history influences personal destiny make this an absorbing and unusually satisfying realistic novel.

Pub Date: June 1, 1997

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 300

Publisher: Univ. of Texas

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 15, 1997

Categories: FICTION