![]() And you recently finished a new novel, described by The Guardian as a comedy. YZ Chin: I Will Never See the World Again was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford prize. I can pass through your walls with ease.” “Because, like all writers, I have magic. Prison did not put a stop to his writing life. From Silivri Prison, Istanbul, he answered the following questions through his translator Yasemin Çongar, describing his daily conditions, and the novel he recently completed. Though the Altan brothers’ life sentences have since been overturned, Ahmet Altan was still incarcerated when I interviewed him. ![]() ![]() How was I supposed to do this? There was only one way to perform this miracle. ![]() As he writes: “I had to blow a whiff of air into this dead life. I Will Never See the World Again is Ahmet Altan’s remarkable response to what PEN America rightly calls an “unjust sentence.” The book consists of short pieces penned by Altan in prison, many detailing his mental journeys to transcend the dehumanizing environment imposed upon him. ![]()
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