"Happiness in Istanbul" Author: [Turkey] Li Fannali Translator: Jia Wenhao

15-year-old girl Mary was raped by her uncle. To preserve the family's honor, she must be executed. Cousin Simar, as the "executor", was ordered to bring Mary to Istanbul, ready to kill Mary in this strange place. But the intrusion of another person changed the life trajectories of the three people.

Three scarred souls, a journey without an end. Surrounded by conflicts, challenges, truth, pain, anger, and humiliation, they struggle between despair and hope, death and redemption, mission and humanity, just like Turkey, which is in turmoil amid the fierce conflict between traditional and modern concepts.

The road ahead is unknown and full of thorns. Can you find the happiness you long for? How can you regain your lost faith? How can you face yourself when you are lost?

OZ Livaneli

A well-known Turkish writer, poet and composer, he won the Orhan Kemal Award, the most prestigious award in Turkish literature, in 2009. If you ask a Turk who is the best Turkish writer today, the answer will definitely be Li Fannali.

The reason why he could achieve such great achievements in the field of literature is closely related to his legendary life experience: he was imprisoned due to a coup in his early years and had to go into exile abroad; after returning to his country, he devoted himself to the peace movement and was appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO; later he entered politics and served as a member of the Turkish Parliament.

His works have not only long been on the Turkish bestseller list, but have also been translated into more than 30 languages, and have been strongly sought after by readers from all over the world. The book "Happiness in Istanbul" is the author's representative work. It became popular throughout Turkey as soon as it was published in 2002, and has been reprinted more than 50 times around the world. The movie of the same name adapted from the novel won nine awards at the Antalya Golden Orange International Film Festival, known as the "Turkish Oscar".