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The Peace Machine - by Oezguer Mumcu (Paperback)

 The Peace Machine - by  Oezguer Mumcu (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>A thrilling historical adventure story from Turkey's most daring young voice</b> <p/><i>We'll create a machine. A peace machine that will put an end to all wars.</i> <p/>As the twentieth century dawns the world stands on the brink of yet another bloody war. But what if conflict were not inevitable? What if a machine could exploit the latest developments in electromagnetic science to influence people's minds? And what if such a machine could put an end to violence for ever? <p/>The search for the answer to these questions will lead our hero Celal away from his unassuming life as an Istanbul-based writer of erotic fiction, and on a quest across a continent stumbling headlong towards disaster, from Istanbul to Paris and Belgrade, as he struggles to uncover the mystery of The Peace Machine before time runs out for humanity.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>'A rollicking Ottoman steampunk adventure - full of wit, tongue-twisters and roguish escapism.' --<i>Guardian <br></i><br>'A darkly funny absurdist romp.' -- <i>SFX<br></i><br>'Özgür Mumcu is one of the most essential voices writing in Turkey today and his novel, <i>The Peace Machine</i>, is a literary achievement as stunning as the very invention in its title.' -- Elliot Ackerman, National Book Award Finalist and author of <i>Dark at the Crossing<br></i><br>'A splendid Jules Verne-esque novel.' -- <i>Hurriyet</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Özgür Mumcu is a Turkish author, free speech activist and journalist working for the <i>Cumhuriyet</i> newspaper in Turkey. In 2016 he accepted a Right Livelihood award on the newspaper's behalf for its fearless investigative journalism and commitment to freedom of expression in the face of oppression, censorship, imprisonment and death threats. <i>The Peace Machine</i> is his first novel.

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