The Last Island A Novel

<b>From the internationally bestselling author of <i>Disquiet</i>, a brilliant political allegory that vividly illustrates how capitalism and authoritarianism harm us and the environment.</b><br><br>Having failed to hold onto power after an ironfisted first term, the former President moves to a secluded island and decides to rid it of what he sees as its “anarchic” components. The island, described by its close-knit community as a utopia, the last peaceful resort for humankind, morphs into dystopia when the President, in the hope of bringing order to island life, begins to act more and more like a dictator. The first ones to revolt against him are the seagulls.<br> Originally written in 2008 as a condemnation of the authoritarian Turkish regime, <i>The Last Island</i> has only grown more relevant, foreshadowing the events and aftermath of Istanbul’s bloody Gezi Park/Taksim Square political protests of 2013, as well as the protest movements of our time.