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Book · 2020
Aile Mezarı
Following an Istanbul Greek family across decades and borders, the novel recounts the lives of those who emigrated to Athens and those who stayed behind. Through the everyday experiences of relatives, neighbors, and acquaintances in a shifting city, it traces how personal loyalties and household memories endure amidst political rupture.
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Examining beyond the dictionary definitions of 'Homeland/Motherland/Home', exploring the forced migrations of people living in our land, their new spaces, lives, sorrows, regrets... Millas's pen occasionally saddens, makes you reflect, and makes you smile. Very different from similar stories. 🦋
Ayşe Zeliha on Goodreads Millas's narrative is a novel that won the Orhan Kemal Novel Award. The author cleverly uses the grave both as a metaphor and as a binding element connecting plot and characters. Yes, the novel centers on debates of homeland, country, home, identity, and belonging, but in my view, it focuses even more on what we wish to forget.
Kaya Tokmakçıoğlu on Goodreads In 2021, the 50th Orhan Kemal Novel Award was presented to Herkül Millas's book Aile Mezarı. A novel that earns its award with every single line—aching, shaming, yet at the same time inspiring hope. I liked it very much.
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