Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills By Latife Tekin, Saliha Paker, Ruth

Name: Berji Kristin: Tales from the Garbage Hills By Latife Tekin, Saliha Paker, Ruth
Brand: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd

Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd

A nihilistic wit reminiscent of Samuel Beckett.?Independent on Sunday\nThe cast-offs of modern urban society are driven out onto the edges of the city and left to make a life there for themselves. They are not, however, in any natural wilderness, but in a world of refuse and useless junk?a place which denies any form of sustainable life. Here, the unemployed, the homeless, the old and the bereft struggle to build shelters out of old tin cans, scavenge for food and fight against insuperable odds.\nAnd yet somehow they survive: it seems that society thrives on the garbage hills because it has always been built on one. In this dark fairy tale full of scenes taken from what has increasingly become a way of life for many inhabitants on this planet, Latife Tekin has written a grim parable of human\n\nBerji Kristin\nTales from the Garbage Hills\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note: the pri;