by Selcuk Altun (Author), Mel Kenne (Translator), Nilgun Dungan (Translator)
Ziya Bey has six
months left to live. From his mansion on Farewell Fountain Street, the
Ottoman aristocrat plans to tie up some questionable business affairs and say
goodbye to the people he cherishes. He hires Artvin, a disillusioned professor
with a troubled past, to assist him. Intrigued by his employer's mysterious
household, Artvin spends the days uncovering Ziya Bey's turbulent life
story.
bound together as they reveal dark elements from their pasts. But when Ziya Bey
releases Artvin from his duties sooner than expected, Artvin inherits a spiral
of violence he cannot control.
In this gripping
ride through the streets of Istanbul, two men learn one another's secrets. But
can either of them learn to live with themselves?
Author Biography
Selçuk Altun was born in Artvin,
Turkey, in 1950. A retired banking executive, bibliophile and book collector,
Altun served as a chairman of a major publishing house until his retirement in
2004. He is the author of four essay collections and ten novels including The
Sultan of Byzantium, which has been translated into more than fifteen
languages. He writes a popular monthly column for the Turkish periodical OT
called 'For the Love of Books'. He lives in Istanbul.