A captivating account of Australian documentary photography at its height including the photographs of Max Dupain, Carol Jerrems, William Yang, Rennie Ellis, David Moore, Mervyn Bishop, Sue Ford and others.

'This is a novel of international significance. Courageous, provocative, haunting, it will open our eyes' - Heather Morris, author of The Tattooist of Auschwitz.

Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an artist. They live happily in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo - until the unthinkable happens and they are forced to flee. But what Afra has seen is so terrible she has gone blind, and so they must embark on a perilous journey through Turkey and Greece towards an uncertain future in Britain.

As Nuri and Afra travel through a broken world, they must confront not only the pain of their own unspeakable loss, but dangers that would overwhelm the bravest of souls. Above all - and perhaps this is the hardest thing they face - they must journey to find each other again.

Moving, powerful, compassionate and beautifully written, The Beekeeper of Aleppo is a testament to the triumph of the human spirit. Told with deceptive simplicity, it is the kind of book that reminds us of the power of storytelling.

Details

ISBN13: 9780241698709
Format: Hardback
Number of Pages: 272
Edition:
Publication Date: 14 Jan 2025
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication City, Country: London, United Kingdom
Dimensions (cm): 205(H)x136(L)x22(W)315
Weight (gm):

Author Biography

Born in Tokyo in 1962, Atsuhiro Yoshida is an award-winning book designer and renowned author of over forty books. Also translated into French, German, and Italian, Goodnight Tokyo is Yoshida's English-language debut.

Haydn Trowell is an Australian literary translator of Japanese fiction. His translations include Touring the Land of the Dead and Love at Six Thousand Degrees by Maki Kashimada, The Forest Brims Over by Maru Ayase, and The Rainbow by Yasunari Kawabata.

Reviews

Reading [this] novel, I felt a warmth and joy, as if I, too, had spent four seasons in Soyo Workshop * Baek Sehee, I WANT TO DIE BUT I WANT TO EAT TTEOKBOKKI *
A charming and poignant novel about the power of friendship, community and hobbies that teach us to slow down and reconnect * Libby Page, THE LIDO *
Poetic and charming * Sally Page, THE KEEPER OF STORIES *
A heartwarming reminder that every season of life carries a lesson, and everything broken can heal * Evie Woods, THE LOST BOOKSHOP *
A charming and utterly moving novel of finding love, meaning and peace through pottery. Reader, I hope you find these pages as healing as I have. * Patricia Park, RE JANE *