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丕賱氐賲鬲 賵丕賱氐禺亘
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First published January 1, 2004
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Nihad S卯ris
7听books12听followersNihad Sirees (born 1950) is a Syrian writer. He was born in Aleppo, and studied engineering at university. He emerged as a fiction writer in the 1980s, and till date has written novels, plays, and scripts for TV dramas. Among his notable works are the historical novel The North Winds and the popular TV series The Silk Market, which has been translated for screening in English, Persian and German. He also wrote a TV series about the Lebanese writer Kahlil Gibran. His novel The Silence and the Roar was banned in Syria, and has been translated into German, French and English. His second novel States of Passion, translated by Max Weiss, was published by Pushkin Press in 2018.[1]
In the wake of the Arab Spring, Sirees was targeted for heightened surveillance by the Assad regime, as a result of which he went into exile in 2012. Initially going to Egypt, he now lives in Berlin, Germany.[2]
In the wake of the Arab Spring, Sirees was targeted for heightened surveillance by the Assad regime, as a result of which he went into exile in 2012. Initially going to Egypt, he now lives in Berlin, Germany.[2]
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January 23, 2020
A 1984-ish political allegory by a Syrian author. We鈥檙e in a dystopian society in the Middle East where The Leader, always capitalized, has created a society that not only worships him but exists to worship him. His picture and quotations from his speeches and poetry are everywhere. Government offices are literally wall-papered with his photos. 鈥淎ny hint of individuality is a threat directed at the Leader鈥檚 supremacy.鈥�
Periodic parades with required participation by all males are constant. During these well-organized demonstrations the speeches by the Leader or those praising his brilliance are broadcast throughout the city full blast over speakers. Those not in attendance are required to view the speech on television with the volume turned up full blast. Because of the heat, everyone has their windows open so you can鈥檛 escape the ROAR of the title. The Leader and the ruling elite spend all their time watching re-runs of the parades and his speeches. No one can leave their house or enter any building without an ID card. Police goons are everywhere.
Our main character is a 31-year-old man who used to be a columnist and a writer of novels with a political bent poking fun at those in power. He can write no more because of the complete control of the society by the Leader. All his former works are banned. He lives off his wealthy mother鈥檚 money.
Yet the writer had been well known and the political leadership is not happy with his being silent. They want him now to write slogans and speeches for the establishment. His father has died but his mother is shortly to marry a high official in the government, a friend of the Leader. The author鈥檚 woman friend helps him see how this is all a set-up to force him to comply with their wishes. His mother is actually under threat of personal violence. What is he to do?
I liked this story. It鈥檚 short and frightening. The constant tumult created by the regime comes across as well as the constant heat. No one appears to have air conditioning, just fans. He intervenes with the police beating someone up and gets his ID confiscated. He has to walk his way through a byzantine bureaucracy with goons and threats to try to get it back. His friend tells him don鈥檛 sass them back, just do what they say, but of course he can鈥檛 do that. Is this going to end well for anyone?
We also get a bit of hot sex with his woman friend. And some philosophy about leadership 鈥� how Alexander the Great expected worship in the East but was not silly enough to expect that in Greece 鈥� although worshiping emperors eventually came about in Rome. We read the thoughts of Hannah Arendt about how the masses need a leader, but vice-versa too.
In addition to three novels the author (1950 -) has written scripts for TV series The Silk Market and about Kahil Gibran. This book was banned in Syria and the author eventually fled Syria to live in Berlin.
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The author from en.qantara.de
Periodic parades with required participation by all males are constant. During these well-organized demonstrations the speeches by the Leader or those praising his brilliance are broadcast throughout the city full blast over speakers. Those not in attendance are required to view the speech on television with the volume turned up full blast. Because of the heat, everyone has their windows open so you can鈥檛 escape the ROAR of the title. The Leader and the ruling elite spend all their time watching re-runs of the parades and his speeches. No one can leave their house or enter any building without an ID card. Police goons are everywhere.
Our main character is a 31-year-old man who used to be a columnist and a writer of novels with a political bent poking fun at those in power. He can write no more because of the complete control of the society by the Leader. All his former works are banned. He lives off his wealthy mother鈥檚 money.
Yet the writer had been well known and the political leadership is not happy with his being silent. They want him now to write slogans and speeches for the establishment. His father has died but his mother is shortly to marry a high official in the government, a friend of the Leader. The author鈥檚 woman friend helps him see how this is all a set-up to force him to comply with their wishes. His mother is actually under threat of personal violence. What is he to do?
I liked this story. It鈥檚 short and frightening. The constant tumult created by the regime comes across as well as the constant heat. No one appears to have air conditioning, just fans. He intervenes with the police beating someone up and gets his ID confiscated. He has to walk his way through a byzantine bureaucracy with goons and threats to try to get it back. His friend tells him don鈥檛 sass them back, just do what they say, but of course he can鈥檛 do that. Is this going to end well for anyone?
We also get a bit of hot sex with his woman friend. And some philosophy about leadership 鈥� how Alexander the Great expected worship in the East but was not silly enough to expect that in Greece 鈥� although worshiping emperors eventually came about in Rome. We read the thoughts of Hannah Arendt about how the masses need a leader, but vice-versa too.
In addition to three novels the author (1950 -) has written scripts for TV series The Silk Market and about Kahil Gibran. This book was banned in Syria and the author eventually fled Syria to live in Berlin.
Photo of a street demonstration in Yemen from telegraph.co.uk
Image from gstatic.com
The author from en.qantara.de
November 24, 2019
Ortado臒u distopyas谋, ger莽i art谋k distopya m谋 yoksa ger莽ek buna m谋 d枚n眉艧t眉?
脟ok tan谋d谋k bir d枚nemi anlat谋yor...
"D眉艧眉nmek lanetli bir eylemdir, su莽tur, daha do臒rusu lidere ihanettir. Sessiz ve sakin ortam, insan谋 d眉艧眉nmeye sevk etti臒inden, kitleleri ikide bir bu g眉r眉lt眉l眉 y眉r眉y眉艧lere 莽ekmek, insanlar谋n beyinlerini y谋kamak ve onlar谋 d眉艧眉nme su莽unu i艧lemekten korumak i莽in gereklidir. Aksi takdirde bu kadar g眉r眉lt眉n眉n ne anlam谋 var? Lider'i sevmek, d眉艧眉nmeyi gerektirmez, 莽眉nk眉 sezgiseldir."
鈽赌锔�
Jaguar Kitap馃挍
脟ok tan谋d谋k bir d枚nemi anlat谋yor...
"D眉艧眉nmek lanetli bir eylemdir, su莽tur, daha do臒rusu lidere ihanettir. Sessiz ve sakin ortam, insan谋 d眉艧眉nmeye sevk etti臒inden, kitleleri ikide bir bu g眉r眉lt眉l眉 y眉r眉y眉艧lere 莽ekmek, insanlar谋n beyinlerini y谋kamak ve onlar谋 d眉艧眉nme su莽unu i艧lemekten korumak i莽in gereklidir. Aksi takdirde bu kadar g眉r眉lt眉n眉n ne anlam谋 var? Lider'i sevmek, d眉艧眉nmeyi gerektirmez, 莽眉nk眉 sezgiseldir."
鈽赌锔�
Jaguar Kitap馃挍
February 25, 2015
A sobering allegory about the place of the individual artist in a repressive regime, drawing on the literary traditions of surrealism and absurdism. The entire novel takes place within 24 hours 鈥� one stiflingly hot Sunday. Our irascible narrator is Fathi Sheen, a writer who was fired when he refused to shoehorn party publicity into his television programming. Cooped up in his apartment, he complains of the heat, the light, and especially the noise. There is a pro-government march happening outside, and the propaganda in praise of the Leader has reached a deafening roar. The title reflects the dissonance between this roar of the masses and the contemplative silence of the thinker. Is it even possible to be an intellectual under authoritarian rule, when 鈥淎ny hint of individuality is a threat directed at the Leader鈥檚 supremacy?鈥�
[Sirees has been in exile in Egypt since 2012; his book, originally published in Arabic in 2004, was banned in his native Syria and has only recently been translated.]
(Full review in Winter 2014 issue of Wasafiri literary magazine.)
[Sirees has been in exile in Egypt since 2012; his book, originally published in Arabic in 2004, was banned in his native Syria and has only recently been translated.]
(Full review in Winter 2014 issue of Wasafiri literary magazine.)
July 28, 2016
枚yle bir denk geldi ki bu kitab谋 okumam谋n zaman谋... d眉n Ayval谋k'ta meydanda bang谋r bang谋r malum kutlamalar vard谋, 艧imdilik kat谋lmayan谋 d枚vm眉yorlar, kitaptan farkl谋 olarak... benzerlik 莽ok can s谋k谋c谋, ortado臒ululuk a艧ikar, lider k眉lt眉r眉 baki, zaten yasaklanm谋艧 bir roman, tahmin edebilece臒imiz gibi... sessizli臒e ihtiyac谋m谋z var, oturup d眉艧眉ncelerimizi dinlemeye...
August 22, 2015
脟ok iyi bir kitap, okunulmas谋 gerekenlerden, kendimizden bir艧eyler buldum. Jaguar yay谋nevi 莽ok g眉zel kitaplar yay谋nl谋yor.
April 14, 2025
鈥淪en diledi臒ini hain ilan edebilirsin, zira kalem senin elinde.鈥�
Suriyeli yazar Nihad Siris ile tan谋艧ma kitab谋m olan Sessizlik ve G眉r眉lt眉, diktat枚rl眉k ile y枚netilen bir 眉lkede muhalif olan yazar谋n bir g眉nde ya艧ad谋klar谋n谋 anlat谋rken, kitlelerin siyasetle manip眉lasyonundan, diktat枚rl眉k rejiminin dayatmalar谋ndan ve propogandan谋n g眉c眉ne kadar bir莽ok konuyu kapsayan bir kurmaca. Benim kitab谋 okurken en 莽ok etkilendi臒im taraflardan biri de kurgunun atmosferinin (yo臒un s谋cakl谋k hissi ve hoparl枚rlerden/ sokaktan yay谋lan propagandan谋n o koyu g眉r眉lt眉s眉) okuyucuya ge莽me ba艧ar谋s谋.
Arka kapak yaz谋s谋nda 鈥淒istopya ile ger莽ekli臒in kesi艧ti臒i incecik bir 莽izgide yer alan鈥� 艧eklinde betimlenen kitab谋n konusuna gelirsek, bilinmeyen bir Arap 眉lkesinin Lideri鈥檔in iktidara geli艧inin 20. y谋l kutlamalar谋nda 眉lkenin her yerinde g眉r眉lt眉l眉 y眉r眉y眉艧ler olmaktad谋r. 脺nl眉 bir yazar olan ba艧 karakter (Fethi 艦iyn) d谋艧ar谋dayken bir 枚臒rencinin polisler taraf谋ndan d枚v眉lmesine 艧ahit olur ve bu duruma tepki g枚sterir. Polislerin yazar谋n kimli臒ini almalar谋 ile de olaylar geli艧meye ba艧lar.
Sessizlik ve g眉r眉lt眉 metaforlar谋 眉zerine kurulan kurgu, yer yer didaktik bir hale gelse de konusunun g眉ncelli臒inin yazar谋n kaleminin ba艧ar谋s谋 ile birle艧mesiyle s眉r眉kleyici bir okuma 艧枚lenine d枚n眉艧眉yor. 160 sayfal谋k bu k谋sa roman谋 mutlaka okuman谋z谋 枚neririm.
Suriyeli yazar Nihad Siris ile tan谋艧ma kitab谋m olan Sessizlik ve G眉r眉lt眉, diktat枚rl眉k ile y枚netilen bir 眉lkede muhalif olan yazar谋n bir g眉nde ya艧ad谋klar谋n谋 anlat谋rken, kitlelerin siyasetle manip眉lasyonundan, diktat枚rl眉k rejiminin dayatmalar谋ndan ve propogandan谋n g眉c眉ne kadar bir莽ok konuyu kapsayan bir kurmaca. Benim kitab谋 okurken en 莽ok etkilendi臒im taraflardan biri de kurgunun atmosferinin (yo臒un s谋cakl谋k hissi ve hoparl枚rlerden/ sokaktan yay谋lan propagandan谋n o koyu g眉r眉lt眉s眉) okuyucuya ge莽me ba艧ar谋s谋.
Arka kapak yaz谋s谋nda 鈥淒istopya ile ger莽ekli臒in kesi艧ti臒i incecik bir 莽izgide yer alan鈥� 艧eklinde betimlenen kitab谋n konusuna gelirsek, bilinmeyen bir Arap 眉lkesinin Lideri鈥檔in iktidara geli艧inin 20. y谋l kutlamalar谋nda 眉lkenin her yerinde g眉r眉lt眉l眉 y眉r眉y眉艧ler olmaktad谋r. 脺nl眉 bir yazar olan ba艧 karakter (Fethi 艦iyn) d谋艧ar谋dayken bir 枚臒rencinin polisler taraf谋ndan d枚v眉lmesine 艧ahit olur ve bu duruma tepki g枚sterir. Polislerin yazar谋n kimli臒ini almalar谋 ile de olaylar geli艧meye ba艧lar.
Sessizlik ve g眉r眉lt眉 metaforlar谋 眉zerine kurulan kurgu, yer yer didaktik bir hale gelse de konusunun g眉ncelli臒inin yazar谋n kaleminin ba艧ar谋s谋 ile birle艧mesiyle s眉r眉kleyici bir okuma 艧枚lenine d枚n眉艧眉yor. 160 sayfal谋k bu k谋sa roman谋 mutlaka okuman谋z谋 枚neririm.
October 11, 2022
Orta do臒u co臒rafyas谋nda (yazar Suriyeli ama romanda 眉lke belirtilmiyor, Arap alfabesi kulland谋klar谋n谋, kad谋nlar谋n geri planda kald谋臒谋n谋 biliyoruz) toplumu y枚neten askeri bir lider ve toplumun b眉y眉k kesiminin onaylad谋臒谋, bu 莽o臒unlu臒un i莽inde olmayanlar谋n da durumlar谋n谋 dillendiremedi臒i bir diktat枚rl眉k. K谋smen tan谋d谋k geldi mi bilmem? 脰zellikle 眉lkemizde herkese okutulmas谋 gereken bir roman ama yine okumas谋 gerekenlerden ziyade durumun fark谋nda olanlar okuayacak. Ho艧 okudu臒unu anlayacak durumda olmayanlar okusalar ne olacak sanki o da ayr谋 mesele!
April 11, 2020
脟ok sebepsiz sadece ismine bakarak ald谋臒谋m bir kitapt谋, bamba艧ka bir anlat谋 莽谋kt谋. 脟ok etkileyici sahnelere sahip, adeta t谋rnaklar谋m谋 kemirten Ortado臒u'nun 1984 hik芒yesi desem yanl谋艧 olmaz san谋r谋m. Kesinlikle herkese tavsiye edebilirim.
December 1, 2013
published in its original arabic some seven years before the syrian civil war began in 2011, the silence and the roar (al samt wal sakhab) is the first work of the exiled aleppo-born novelist and screenwriter to appear in english. nihad sirees left syria in january of 2012 after being "watched and followed by syrian security services." acclaimed for his novels (particularly the north winds), as well as for his television series, the silk market, sirees had previously incurred the wrath of government censors.
presaging much of the unrest that would come to (and continues to) garner international attention, the silence and the roar is the satirical tale of a youngish author, fathi, standing in opposition to the government forces of an unnamed country (considered to be sirees's syrian homeland). as the city descends into state-sponsored celebration of its despotic leader (with a capital 'L'), a compassionate gesture on fathi's part leads him into a bureaucratic nightmare not unlike something out of a kafka story (though far funnier). when his own family gets entangled into the ruling party's plans, fathi must decide for himself how willing he is to forgo his combativeness and toe the line.
*translated from the arabic by max weiss
presaging much of the unrest that would come to (and continues to) garner international attention, the silence and the roar is the satirical tale of a youngish author, fathi, standing in opposition to the government forces of an unnamed country (considered to be sirees's syrian homeland). as the city descends into state-sponsored celebration of its despotic leader (with a capital 'L'), a compassionate gesture on fathi's part leads him into a bureaucratic nightmare not unlike something out of a kafka story (though far funnier). when his own family gets entangled into the ruling party's plans, fathi must decide for himself how willing he is to forgo his combativeness and toe the line.
the roar produced by the chants and the megaphones eliminates thought. thought is retribution, a crime, treason against the leader. and insofar as calm and tranquility can incite a person to think, it is essential to drag out the masses to these roaring marches every once in a while to brainwash them and keep them from committing the crime of thought.while perhaps not as arresting as similar tales from exiled writers, the silence and the roar is, nonetheless, an excellent work that offers, rather than a mere litany of incomprehensible abuses and affronts, an absorbing story about one man's courage and dignity in the face of overwhelming injustice and nefarious governmental plotting. as captivating and well-paced as the plot is, however, siree's novel would have likely benefited from an additional 50 or 100 pages - especially with so fantastically-conceived a protagonist as fathi. funny, poignant, though never heavy-handed, the silence and the roar isn't so much about speaking truth to power, as it is having the audacity to undermine said power's own inherent absurdity and impotence.
from the author's afterword:
i believe that love and peace are the right way to confront tyranny. thus i wrote this novel about the dictator whose opponents cannot find any other way to stand up to him but through love and laughter. it is with love that the hero of the story acquires the strength to stand up and confront silence; with laughter that he tears off the frightening halo with which the dictator has surrounded himself, and then dares to confront his minions.
there is another kind of roar that this author never thought the leader would ever be capable of using: the roar of artillery, tanks and fighter jets that have already opened fire on syrian cities. the leader is leveling cities and using lethal force against his own people in order to hold on to power. we must ask, alongside the characters in this novel: what kind of surrealism is this?
as i present my novel to the english reader, my heart is agonizingly heavy about what is happening in syria, my homeland.
*translated from the arabic by max weiss
November 2, 2016
ortado臒u鈥檇a ad谋 verilmeyen bi鈥� liderin y枚netimindeki ad谋 verilmeyen bi鈥� 眉lkede, istedi臒ini yazamad谋臒谋 i莽in susan bi鈥� adam谋n ya艧ad谋臒谋/tan谋kl谋k etti臒i bir g眉n anlat谋lan..
biat bir k眉lt眉r, isyan hatta sadece susmak, biat etmemek hainlikse; lider ile ilgili yap谋lan espri veya hayat谋n pahal谋l谋臒谋ndan yak谋nmak hapis cezas谋 gerektiren fiiller olarak g枚r眉l眉yorsa; t眉m ileti艧im ara莽lar谋, teknoloji ve devlet kurumlar谋 lider propagandas谋 yap谋yorsa; g眉r眉lt眉 suk没neti yok ediyorsa ve d眉艧眉nd眉klerini bask谋 nedeniyle yazam谋yor ama istenildi臒i gibi yazmaya da yana艧m谋yor ve sessiz kal谋yorsan; 眉lke, lider isimlerinin olmamas谋 hi莽 sorun de臒il..
nas谋lsa bu co臒rafyada 眉lkelerin isimleri de臒i艧ir ama kaderleri 莽ok莽a benze艧ir..
kitap ba艧l谋 ba艧谋na 艧u 艧ark谋y谋 an谋msat谋yor asl谋nda..
biat bir k眉lt眉r, isyan hatta sadece susmak, biat etmemek hainlikse; lider ile ilgili yap谋lan espri veya hayat谋n pahal谋l谋臒谋ndan yak谋nmak hapis cezas谋 gerektiren fiiller olarak g枚r眉l眉yorsa; t眉m ileti艧im ara莽lar谋, teknoloji ve devlet kurumlar谋 lider propagandas谋 yap谋yorsa; g眉r眉lt眉 suk没neti yok ediyorsa ve d眉艧眉nd眉klerini bask谋 nedeniyle yazam谋yor ama istenildi臒i gibi yazmaya da yana艧m谋yor ve sessiz kal谋yorsan; 眉lke, lider isimlerinin olmamas谋 hi莽 sorun de臒il..
nas谋lsa bu co臒rafyada 眉lkelerin isimleri de臒i艧ir ama kaderleri 莽ok莽a benze艧ir..
kitap ba艧l谋 ba艧谋na 艧u 艧ark谋y谋 an谋msat谋yor asl谋nda..
August 16, 2016
Otokratik bir Arap 眉lkesinde yirmi y谋ld谋r iktidarda olan Lider, kitle psikolojisi ve muhalif yazar谋n olanlar谋 anlama 莽abas谋. Neden ba臒谋r谋yoruz? Mar艧 neden 莽al谋n谋yor? Ayn谋 slogan谋 defalarca s枚ylemek ne kazand谋r谋yoruz? Lider bizden ne istiyor? Evet, bir莽ok sat谋r谋n alt谋n谋 "bize ne kadar da benziyor" diyerek 莽izilen ve 眉rk眉t眉c眉 metin.
June 12, 2017
D眉nyan谋n herhangi 眉lkesinde olabilecek bir diktat枚rl眉k distopyas谋. Be臒enerek okudum ve biraz da 眉rkt眉m...
February 4, 2020
I am silent after reading this book. Nihad Sirees wrote an afterword in 2012 decrying the violence that had broken out in his native Syria. He himself went into exile the same year.
鈥淭here is another kind of roar that this author never thought would ever be capable of using: the roar of artillery, tanks and fighter jets that have already opened fire on Syrian cities.鈥�
That was eight years ago. I am stunned into silence.
鈥淚n countries ruled by people obsessed with supremacy, authoritarians and those who are crazed by power, the ruler or the leader imposes silence upon all those who dare to think outside the prevailing norm. Silence can be the muffling of one鈥檚 voice or the banning of one鈥檚 publication...鈥�
The silence and the roar. Does one cancel out the other? Can they coexist in a futile war of words? Lack of words? Making sense of the roar? Making sense of the silence? What can we do? Laugh. Crack some jokes. Stand your ground. Be silent. Maybe?
I think the scariest part of this book are the rallies, the leader who is constantly giving speeches and then watching the rallies. His vanity is fueled by his own lust for vanity. Gosh, does this remind me of a certain leader(s) today? And the people lap it all up. The propaganda twists reality. It becomes surreal, as Fathi, the main character utters. The underlying message is scary.
I am scared. Silent.
鈥淭here is another kind of roar that this author never thought would ever be capable of using: the roar of artillery, tanks and fighter jets that have already opened fire on Syrian cities.鈥�
That was eight years ago. I am stunned into silence.
鈥淚n countries ruled by people obsessed with supremacy, authoritarians and those who are crazed by power, the ruler or the leader imposes silence upon all those who dare to think outside the prevailing norm. Silence can be the muffling of one鈥檚 voice or the banning of one鈥檚 publication...鈥�
The silence and the roar. Does one cancel out the other? Can they coexist in a futile war of words? Lack of words? Making sense of the roar? Making sense of the silence? What can we do? Laugh. Crack some jokes. Stand your ground. Be silent. Maybe?
I think the scariest part of this book are the rallies, the leader who is constantly giving speeches and then watching the rallies. His vanity is fueled by his own lust for vanity. Gosh, does this remind me of a certain leader(s) today? And the people lap it all up. The propaganda twists reality. It becomes surreal, as Fathi, the main character utters. The underlying message is scary.
I am scared. Silent.
January 29, 2019
Fena bir kitap de臒il, yak谋nen bildi臒imiz bir siyasi iklimi anlat谋yor.
Yaln谋z baz谋 艧eyler var ki beni biraz uzakla艧t谋rd谋. Yazar, bask谋ya toplumsal ya艧amdan 莽ekilme, kahkaha, alay ve sevi艧meyle kar艧谋l谋k veriyor. Bunlar iyi de, bireysel bir savunma mekanizmas谋ndan 枚teye ge莽miyor i艧te, biliyoruz. Yazar ayr谋ca B眉y眉k 陌skender 枚rne臒i 眉zerinden, Do臒u'nun boyun e臒erek, Bat谋'n谋n ise isyan ederek m眉cadele etti臒ini s枚yl眉yor. Benim bu laflara art谋k karn谋m tok. Aksine 枚rnekler g枚z ard谋 edilip de Do臒u-Bat谋 ikili臒ine indirgenince i艧ler i莽im s谋k谋l谋yor.
Bir di臒er ho艧uma gitmeyen 艧ey kad谋na bak谋艧. Bu yazar谋n bak谋艧谋 m谋, kahraman谋n bak谋艧谋 m谋, yoksa i莽inde ya艧anan toplumun bak谋艧谋n谋n anlat谋m谋 m谋 莽ok da emin olamad谋m. Ancak kahraman谋m谋z谋n 枚zg眉r ruhlu muhalif bir entelekt眉el olarak resmedilmesinden yola 莽谋karak sanki i莽selle艧tirilmi艧 bir d眉艧眉nce oldu臒u hissine kap谋ld谋m. Kad谋nlar tek y枚nl眉 bu kitapta. G眉zelle艧mek, gen莽 kalmak ve evlenmek istiyorlar, nokta. A臒l谋yor, g眉l眉yor, sevi艧iyor ve erkekleri serin tutmak i莽in 莽abal谋yorlar. Bir yerde, kahraman谋n sevgilisinin v眉cudunu g眉zel ve din莽 tutmak i莽in ne kadar 莽aba sarfetti臒i ve en ufak bir sivilcenin bile a臒lama krizlerine yol a莽t谋臒谋 paragraflarca anlat谋ld谋ktan sonra 枚vg眉yle deniyor ki, i艧te v眉cudunu seven tak谋nt谋s谋z bir kad谋n! 脰f!
Yaln谋z baz谋 艧eyler var ki beni biraz uzakla艧t谋rd谋. Yazar, bask谋ya toplumsal ya艧amdan 莽ekilme, kahkaha, alay ve sevi艧meyle kar艧谋l谋k veriyor. Bunlar iyi de, bireysel bir savunma mekanizmas谋ndan 枚teye ge莽miyor i艧te, biliyoruz. Yazar ayr谋ca B眉y眉k 陌skender 枚rne臒i 眉zerinden, Do臒u'nun boyun e臒erek, Bat谋'n谋n ise isyan ederek m眉cadele etti臒ini s枚yl眉yor. Benim bu laflara art谋k karn谋m tok. Aksine 枚rnekler g枚z ard谋 edilip de Do臒u-Bat谋 ikili臒ine indirgenince i艧ler i莽im s谋k谋l谋yor.
Bir di臒er ho艧uma gitmeyen 艧ey kad谋na bak谋艧. Bu yazar谋n bak谋艧谋 m谋, kahraman谋n bak谋艧谋 m谋, yoksa i莽inde ya艧anan toplumun bak谋艧谋n谋n anlat谋m谋 m谋 莽ok da emin olamad谋m. Ancak kahraman谋m谋z谋n 枚zg眉r ruhlu muhalif bir entelekt眉el olarak resmedilmesinden yola 莽谋karak sanki i莽selle艧tirilmi艧 bir d眉艧眉nce oldu臒u hissine kap谋ld谋m. Kad谋nlar tek y枚nl眉 bu kitapta. G眉zelle艧mek, gen莽 kalmak ve evlenmek istiyorlar, nokta. A臒l谋yor, g眉l眉yor, sevi艧iyor ve erkekleri serin tutmak i莽in 莽abal谋yorlar. Bir yerde, kahraman谋n sevgilisinin v眉cudunu g眉zel ve din莽 tutmak i莽in ne kadar 莽aba sarfetti臒i ve en ufak bir sivilcenin bile a臒lama krizlerine yol a莽t谋臒谋 paragraflarca anlat谋ld谋ktan sonra 枚vg眉yle deniyor ki, i艧te v眉cudunu seven tak谋nt谋s谋z bir kad谋n! 脰f!
April 17, 2013
This largely plotless, parable-esque little novel is worth reading -- it's an effective evocation of a world that sounds like a dystopian satire until you set it alongside dispatches from Syria, when it suddenly starts to seem more brightly optimistic than reality. But while the narrator's voice is compelling and the sense of stifling heat, noise and bureaucracy shines through, it's unsatisfying as a novel, full of stagnant, sketched-out characters and unresolved plot points.
February 10, 2017
Fark var m谋?
November 19, 2024
Why鈥檇 I actually like this if it was for a boring af English class?
October 4, 2015
Liked the story. Through narrative, the writer disguises characters' fear of retribution for individual thinking and for not joining mass rallies out in support for the unnamed Leader. Another disguise of fear is the main character Fathi's laughter and love, along with his mother Ratiba's and his lover Lama's. The grandiosity of the political regime in the omnipresence of the Leader's portraits, of his speeches, and of the military march music on buildings and television seems exaggerated; and Fathi's laughable response to the theatrical-like security officials does also. In fact, Fathi and a disgruntled comrade describe the pervasiveness of the regime and the effects of its dictates as "Surrealism". Possible discussion questions about this story: What is meant by the Silence? by the Roar? Do writers and intellectuals provide guidance in a totalitarian society? How do "love" and "laughter" help Fathi and his family and lover ease the stress of tyranny? Which choice at the end of the novel would you advise to Fathi? In summary, the constant presence of tyranny and fear is disguised by the loudly enthusiastic masses, by the examples of random irreverence and the hidden extremes of punishment, and by Fathi's precarious safety net as a needed propagandist. Therefore, the "surreal" narrative stays light above the hinted menace.
April 11, 2016
Ortado臒u'da s谋k莽a rastlad谋臒谋m谋z kitlenin i莽inde kaybolan bireyi anlat谋yor "sessizlik ve g眉r眉lt眉". distopik bir novella, Lider'in 20. y谋l kutlamalar谋nda 艧ehirde dola艧an gen莽 ya艧ta emekli edilmi艧 yazar谋n bir g眉n眉 ve ba艧谋na gelenler. 眉lkemizde garipsemedi臒imiz tespit ve sahnelerle dolu. gere臒inden fazla ter ve tamamlanmam谋艧l谋k hissi yaratan sonu d谋艧谋nda tavsiye edebilece臒im bir kitap. 枚zellikle suriye'nin durumu g枚z 枚n眉ne al谋nd谋臒谋nda karanl谋kta bir 谋艧谋k umudu.
December 11, 2016
Ulkenin bir ortadogu diktatorlugune donusmesine bir adim kaldigini, ulkesini terketmek zorunda kalmis bir Suriyeli yazardan teyit etmek icin okunmali.
April 3, 2017
Ger莽ekten etkileyici.
February 18, 2018
脟ok da bana hitap etmedi a莽谋k莽as谋
May 28, 2016
Pokud je je polovina z vypr谩v臎n铆 z t茅to knihy pravda, tak se nediv铆m, 啪e Sy艡an茅 ut铆kaj铆 ze sv茅 vlasti. D臎j knihy se odehr谩v谩 je拧t臎 p艡ed arabsk媒m jarem a pekla, kter茅 vypuklo n谩sledn臎 ale i tak jde o re啪im, kde by jste necht臎li rozhodn臎 啪铆t. P艡edstavte si na拧e osmdes谩tky ale kombinovan茅 s kultem osobnosti, kter媒m se Asad vyrovnal jak Stalinovi, tak Hitlerovi 膷i Maovi. P艡edstavte si, 啪e se tak jednou t媒dn臎 opakuje 拧铆len臎j拧铆, agres铆vn臎j拧铆 a nebezpe膷n臎j拧铆 verze prvn铆ho m谩je, kdy b臎啪n臎 doh谩z铆 k u拧lap谩n铆 lid铆 nebo ml谩cen铆 lid铆 ze strany policie.
Autobiografick谩 postava hlavn铆ho hrdiny je spisovatel, kter媒 si d艡铆ve z铆skal n臎jak茅 jm茅no ale po zm臎n臎 re啪imu ji啪 nem谩 拧anci nic vydat. My sledujeme jeho v拧edn铆 啪ivot v rozsahu circa t艡铆 dn暖, vypln臎n媒ch hlukem demonstrac铆 na podporu Asada a n谩slednou kafkovskou odyseou po vl谩dn铆ch 煤艡adech. L铆膷en铆 vn臎j拧铆ch ud谩lost铆 je pro拧pikov谩no 煤vahami nad fungov谩n铆m moci, propagandy a n谩stroji kontroly davu. A钮 u啪 t臎mi obecn媒mi, tak t臎mi specifick媒mi pro Ba拧谩ra. Jako sv臎tlej拧铆 nit se p艡铆b臎hem je拧t臎 vine vztah hlavn铆ho hrdiny k jeho p艡铆telkyni a 啪ivotn铆 l谩sce Lam臎, s kterou si navz谩jem pom谩haj铆 p艡e啪铆t v nep艡谩telsk茅m sv臎t臎.
Autobiografick谩 postava hlavn铆ho hrdiny je spisovatel, kter媒 si d艡铆ve z铆skal n臎jak茅 jm茅no ale po zm臎n臎 re啪imu ji啪 nem谩 拧anci nic vydat. My sledujeme jeho v拧edn铆 啪ivot v rozsahu circa t艡铆 dn暖, vypln臎n媒ch hlukem demonstrac铆 na podporu Asada a n谩slednou kafkovskou odyseou po vl谩dn铆ch 煤艡adech. L铆膷en铆 vn臎j拧铆ch ud谩lost铆 je pro拧pikov谩no 煤vahami nad fungov谩n铆m moci, propagandy a n谩stroji kontroly davu. A钮 u啪 t臎mi obecn媒mi, tak t臎mi specifick媒mi pro Ba拧谩ra. Jako sv臎tlej拧铆 nit se p艡铆b臎hem je拧t臎 vine vztah hlavn铆ho hrdiny k jeho p艡铆telkyni a 啪ivotn铆 l谩sce Lam臎, s kterou si navz谩jem pom谩haj铆 p艡e啪铆t v nep艡谩telsk茅m sv臎t臎.
October 17, 2017
P么vodne som myslela 啪e d谩m knihe tri hviezdi膷ky. Teraz, ke膹 som zistila, 啪e prv媒kr谩t bola vydan谩 u啪 v roku 2004 som svoje hodnotenie zv媒拧ila.
Ke膹啪e by vraj mala zobrazova钮 totalitn媒 re啪im v S媒rii, zdala sa mi pr铆li拧 m谩lo d么razn谩, m谩lo naliehav谩. Z d谩tumu vydania je v拧ak zrejm茅, 啪e zachyt谩va len jeho po膷iatky. Ani si neviem predstavi钮 odvahu tohoto 膷loveka ke膹 tak 木ahko a jednoducho zosmie拧艌uje st谩dovitos钮 木udstva a nebezpe膷n茅 podliehanie uctievaniu jednej osobnosti.
Teda z dne拧n茅ho poh木adu- takto to za膷alo?
Asi potom ani nie je podstatn茅, ak茅 rozhodnutie spravil spisovate木 na konci knihy. Napriek tomu v拧etk茅mu, d谩m jednu hviezdi膷ku dole. Nedok谩zala som sa toti啪 v啪i钮 do hlavnej postavy, ke膹啪e kniha zachyt谩va len jeden de艌 z jeho 啪ivota.
Ke膹啪e by vraj mala zobrazova钮 totalitn媒 re啪im v S媒rii, zdala sa mi pr铆li拧 m谩lo d么razn谩, m谩lo naliehav谩. Z d谩tumu vydania je v拧ak zrejm茅, 啪e zachyt谩va len jeho po膷iatky. Ani si neviem predstavi钮 odvahu tohoto 膷loveka ke膹 tak 木ahko a jednoducho zosmie拧艌uje st谩dovitos钮 木udstva a nebezpe膷n茅 podliehanie uctievaniu jednej osobnosti.
Teda z dne拧n茅ho poh木adu- takto to za膷alo?
Asi potom ani nie je podstatn茅, ak茅 rozhodnutie spravil spisovate木 na konci knihy. Napriek tomu v拧etk茅mu, d谩m jednu hviezdi膷ku dole. Nedok谩zala som sa toti啪 v啪i钮 do hlavnej postavy, ke膹啪e kniha zachyt谩va len jeden de艌 z jeho 啪ivota.
February 6, 2016
Suriye'li yazar Siris' in ,bir diktat枚r y枚netimindeki bir Orta Do臒u 眉lkesinde 1 g眉n眉 anlatt谋臒谋 bu roman谋 okurken ,hem diktat枚r 枚zelliklerinin ve y枚netim taktiklerinin her yerde ayn谋 oldu臒unun, hem de 眉lkemizin de bir Orta Do臒u 眉lkesi oldu臒unun iyice fark谋na varacaks谋n谋z.
January 15, 2017
Ortado臒u diktat枚rl眉臒眉nde s谋radan bir g眉n眉, 眉lkesini terketmek zorunda kalm谋艧 Halepli bir yazardan okumak olduk莽a 莽arp谋c谋. Ya艧ad谋臒谋m谋z g眉nlerle benzerliklerinin yan谋 s谋ra farkl谋l谋klar谋 olsa da t眉m bu olup biteni tan谋mlamam谋z ayn谋; s眉rrealism...
August 3, 2018
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January 10, 2023
Suriyeli yazar Nihad Siris, Sessizlik ve G眉r眉lt眉鈥檇e, bir diktat枚r taraf谋ndan y枚netilen bir Orta Do臒u 眉lkesinde, siyasi duru艧undan dolay谋 art谋k 眉retemeyen ama yine de muhalif tavr谋n谋 koruyarak varl谋臒谋n谋 devam ettirmeye 莽al谋艧an bir yazar谋n tek bir g眉nde ya艧ad谋klar谋 ekseninde, totaliter sistemlerin nas谋l ayakta kald谋臒谋n谋, bunlar谋n k眉lt眉r ve co臒rafya ile olan ili艧kisini ve kitlelerin manip眉lasyonunu i艧liyor. Eser, hem distopik hem de sars谋c谋 bir ger莽eklik olabilecek kadar incelikli detaylarla i艧lenmi艧 bir kurguya sahip. Atmosferi 莽ok g眉莽l眉 olan kitab谋 okurken, bunalt谋c谋 derecede s谋cak olan havadan, susmayan hoparl枚rlere kadar tasvir edilen her durum sizi karakterlerle ya艧谋yormu艧sunuz gibi rahats谋z ediyor. Buna ek olarak distopik unsurlar da 莽ok iyi se莽ilmi艧 ve dozunda kurguya dahil edilmi艧 oldu臒undan, en ba艧谋ndan sonuna kadar okuru i莽ine alan ve ona yer yer distopya okudu臒unu dahi unutturup, ger莽ek ile aras谋ndaki ili艧kiyi mu臒lakla艧t谋ran bir kitap. Yazar谋n muazzam sosyolojik ve psikolojik analizleri var, bunlar谋 tarihten 枚rnekler verip, felsefi yakla艧谋mlarla desteklemesi de esere derinlik katm谋艧. 脟ok be臒endim. 馃摑鈥滵眉艧眉nmek lanetli bir eylemdir, su莽tur, daha do臒rusu Lider'e ihanettir. Sessiz ve sakin ortam, insan谋 d眉艧眉nmeye sevk etti臒inden, kitleleri ikide bir bu g眉r眉lt眉l眉 y眉r眉y眉艧lere 莽ekmek, insanlar谋n beyinlerini y谋kamak ve onlar谋 d眉艧眉nme su莽unu i艧lemekten korumak i莽in gereklidir. Aksi takdirde bu kadar g眉r眉lt眉n眉n ne anlam谋 var? Lider'i sevmek, d眉艧眉nmeyi gerektirmez, 莽眉nk眉 sezgiseldir鈥� (s.19).馃摑
June 2, 2022
Bizim B眉y眉k Challange鈥櫮眒谋z g枚莽men bir yazar谋n kitab谋 bulmakta en 莽ok zorlanaca臒谋m谋 d眉艧眉nd眉臒眉m kategoriydi. Sessizlik ve G眉r眉lt眉鈥檔眉n tesad眉fen kar艧谋ma 莽谋km谋艧 olmas谋yla listeden bir kitap daha eksilmi艧 oldu. Suriyeli bir yazar olan Siris 2012鈥檇en beri Berlin鈥檇e ya艧谋yor. Bilindik bir hikayeyi anlat谋yor asl谋nda Sessizlik ve G眉r眉lt眉. Hem tan谋d谋k hem de ba艧ka hissettiren bir 鈥榙istopik鈥� ve bilinmeyen bir Arap 眉lkesinde tan谋nan bir yazar谋n 1 g眉n眉 anlat谋l谋yor. Lider ad谋nda 眉lkeyi y枚neten ki艧inin 20. y谋l kutlamalar谋n谋n yap谋ld谋臒谋 g眉nde ge莽iyor. Hem s谋ca臒谋 hem de g枚z眉 d枚nm眉艧 insanlar谋n olu艧turdu臒u karma艧ay谋 hissettirmeyi ba艧aran bir kitap. Fa艧izmi, diktat枚rl眉臒眉, bask谋y谋, suskunlu臒u ve alttan alta k枚p眉ren isyan谋 anlatan bir roman. Olduk莽a sade bir dille yaz谋lm谋艧 ve bu sebeple ak谋c谋 oldu臒u da s枚ylenebilir. Ancak ayn谋 konular 莽evresinde d枚n眉p dola艧an bir莽ok kitap okumu艧 oldu臒umdan fazla derine inemedi臒ini d眉艧眉nd眉m. Sessizlik-g眉r眉lt眉 kar艧谋la艧t谋rmas谋n谋, bunu sembol olarak kullanmas谋n谋 be臒endim. Ama d枚n眉p dola艧谋p buna ithafta bulunmas谋n谋 biraz i艧in kolay谋na ka莽mak gibi alg谋lad谋m. Sonu birazc谋k daha a莽谋k yaz谋labilirmi艧 ama bence yerinde bir sondu. Kitaptaki en etkileyici k谋s谋mlardan biri de yap谋lan y眉r眉y眉艧lerde ya艧anan izdihamlar谋n, 枚l眉mlerin, yaralanmalar谋n kan谋ksanmas谋 durumuydu. Bir halk谋n g枚z眉 nas谋l k枚rle艧ir iyi g枚sterilmi艧, Lider ki艧i hakk谋nda yazd谋klar谋 da olduk莽a manidar. Suriye edebiyat谋ndan oldu臒undan akl谋ma kaz谋nan bir kitap oldu. Jaguar Kitap鈥檛an okumaya devam.
January 4, 2022
Sessizlik ve G眉r眉lt眉, bilinmeyen bir Arap 眉lkesinde, yasakl谋 bir yazar谋n, Fethi 艦iyn'in bir g眉n眉n眉 anlat谋yor. 脺lkenin mutlak hakimi olan Lider'in iktidara geli艧inin 20. y谋l谋 kutlanmaktad谋r. Muhalif d眉艧眉nceleri ya da belki de yazar谋n deyimiyle "tarafs谋zl谋臒谋" nedeniyle yazmas谋 engellenen 艦iyn, kutlamalar s谋ras谋nda polisin bir genci d枚vmesine engel olur. Kimli臒ine el konulur vePolis Merkezi'ne 莽a臒谋r谋l谋r. Bu s谋rada 莽e艧itli propoganda y枚ntemleriyle co艧turulan ve kendinden ge莽en kalaba臒谋n sesini, u臒ultusunu, hayk谋r谋艧谋n谋, g眉r眉lt眉s眉n眉 duyar谋z yazar谋n kaleminden. Sonras谋nda ise kendisinin sessizli臒i ile kalabal谋臒谋n g眉r眉lt眉s眉 ya da g眉r眉lt眉l眉 kalabal谋臒谋n sessizli臒i anlat谋l谋yor. Okurken, ya艧ad谋臒谋m谋z co臒rafyadan bir 艧eyler bulmamak m眉mk眉n de臒il. Okurken d眉艧眉nd眉ren bir roman. Okuyun bence...
Suriye'li yazar Nihad Siris, rejimin bask谋s谋 nedeniyle y谋llar 枚nce 眉lkesini terketmi艧 ve Berlin'de ya艧谋yormu艧.
Suriye'li yazar Nihad Siris, rejimin bask谋s谋 nedeniyle y谋llar 枚nce 眉lkesini terketmi艧 ve Berlin'de ya艧谋yormu艧.
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