false 175545 16 A tale of high adventure and lyrical celebration, tenderness and violence, generosity and ruthlessness, <i>Memed, My Hawk</i> is the defining achievement of one of the greatest and most beloved of living writers, Yashar Kemal. It is reissued here with a new introduction by the author on the fiftieth anniversary of its first publication.<br><br>Memed, a high-spirited, kindhearted boy, grows up in a desperately poor mountain village whose inhabitants are kept in virtual slavery by the local landlord. Determined to escape from the life of toil and humiliation to which he has been born, he flees but is caught, tortured, and nearly killed. When at last he does get away, it is to set up as a roving brigand, celebrated in song, who could be a liberator to his people&#8212;unless, like the thistles that cover the mountain slopes of his native region, his character has taken an irremediably harsh and unforgiving form. 1438893 1961 Memed, My Hawk total:131|5:45|4:44|3:23|2:13|1:6| 131 502 210 22 5 0 false false Mon Aug 24 07:53:13 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 06:21:48 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Aug 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 07:25:30 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 03:18:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue May 05 05:26:16 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 16:50:45 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 05:26:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 09:11:08 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 10:39:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jan 21 18:32:13 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 21 18:34:36 -0800 2009
Pain...

Make it go away.

... This is perhaps the book I hate the most. Boring and trite, I've attempted to read it a dozen times; it usually takes me 10 minutes to realize I'd rather be sticking needles under my nails.

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I dig most of what I've read from Yashar Kemal, but this is still my favorite.]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Aug 17 19:58:12 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 19:58:35 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1995 Sat Dec 08 16:20:58 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 16:23:13 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=175545