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Leyla's house is an istanbul novel that focuses on the most destructive problem of humanity, migration, and the most basic need, housing. The powerful pen of literature, zülfü livaneli, blends with his observation ability and literary power, and the work in your hand tells the story of the intertwining lives of leyla, roxy, yusuf, and ali yekta bey.
this time, the master of literature focuses on the “tragedy of property”.
in the usual flow of life, many issues are opened for discussion, from love to money, from modernism to tradition, through characters that are impossible to come together.
"on one hand, ms. leyla, who grows up in the deserts and builds her existence on ""not forgetting"" her existence, on the other hand, people surrounded by the ambitions of ""memory""... on one hand, roxy, who challenges all the shackles of life, even her family and her name, on the other hand, those who are condemned to keep their past as a secret... zülfü livaneli's novel, which has a special place in our literature, leyla's house, with its rich background containing historical motifs, takes the changing face of istanbul as its center, while taking readers on a journey full of questions between the past and the present."
so, will this journey create a clash of civilizations, or will it establish a bridge between them? Leyla's house is a livaneli story that sings the song of hope while fighting against the danger of having power and strength in every line. Ömer zülfü livaneli (1946, ilgın) began his educational journey at ankara maarif college, followed by studies in philosophy and music in stockholm.
he contributed to various fields such as music, literature, cinema, both to the turkish and world summer and cultural accumulation. The productive writer's novels were published in 40 languages
it was listed in spain, korea, and germany. Finally, serenad met with american readers through an organization that attracted intense interest from the press and international cultural circles.
Zülfü livaneli's novels have won the book of the year award in italy and france, various literary awards in the usa, and the balkan literature award. In turkey, yunus nadi has been honored with numerous prestigious awards, both nationally and internationally, including the roman nadi prize, the orhan kemal roman award, and the beyaz martı lifetime achievement award.
Columbia, harvard, princeton, shanghai, st. The master's novels, who gave lectures at various turkish universities, as well as prestigious universities around the world, such as the universities of petersburg, kazan, were read as textbooks at the missouri southern state university (mssu). At the lake of the swan forum, where the literary giants and thinkers of the 20th century such as arthur miller, peter ustinov, james baldwin, and yaşar kemal participated, cengiz aytmatov was present. Livaneli, an artist praised in the world press for his novels as well as his ideas and music, is a recipient of over 30 national and international awards in literature, music, and cinema. His work is followed by hundreds of thousands of readers and listeners worldwide.
In 1972, under the prevailing political climate, the intellectual and artist livaneli was imprisoned and sentenced due to his political beliefs, spending many years in exile. In the 1980s, when turkish-greek relations were going through difficult periods, he became one of the founders of the turkish-greek friendship association.
he served as the unesco goodwill ambassador from 1996 to 2016. During the years 2002-2006, he participated in the tbmm as a member of parliament. Zülfü livaneli, who has an indispensable place in the turkish music, culture, idea and political scene, continues his intellectual and literary production in istanbul where he still lives.
