Cyprus' capital Nicosia has been split by a militarized border for decades. In this collection, writers from all sides of the divide re-imagine the past, present and future of their city. Here, Cypriot-Greeks coexist alongside Cypriot-Turks, the north with the south, town with countryside, dominant voices with the marginalized. 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. Together, 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.
ISBN: | 9780863566745 |
Publisher: | Saqi Books |
Imprint: | Saqi Books |
Published date: | 06 Jun 2019 |
DEWEY: | 889.0803585693 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | xix, 248 |
Weight: | 282g |
Height: | 217mm |
Width: | 153mm |
Spine width: | 20mm |