Ports of the East
CevvelaPorts of the East
Amin Maalouf · Yapı Kredi Yayınları · 1996
Summary
The story of İsyan—the grandson of an Ottoman prince and an Armenian grandmother—as he searches for his identity in Lebanon, France, and the tumultuous history of the Middle East. A lyrical novel about İsyan, madness, exile, and the tragic fate of the East.
Quotes from Cevvela
“Delilik, tahammül edilemez bir gerçeklikten kaçışın son sığınağıdır.”
“İnsan, kendi tarihine ne kadar çok saplanırsa, o kadar körleşir.”
“Sürgün, sadece bir yeri terk etmek değil, kendi içindeki evi kaybetmektir.”
“Doğu'nun kaderi, kendi geçmişine aşık olup geleceğini inşa edememektir.”
“Kimlikler, insanı özgürleştirmek için değil, birbirine düşman etmek için icat edilmiştir.”
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Maalouf writes of the silent cry of people torn from their roots. Cevvela is a map of rootless souls—souls left unfulfilled because no one believed in them. Rebellion is not merely a political act; it is also the inner struggle a person wages against the sins and history of their own lineage. You come to feel how the rigid identities, flags, and borders you defend actually shatter that universal essence we call “human.” A person cannot belong to a place—only to another person.