Review of “Sankofa” by Martin Oehlen in the Frankfurter Rundschau

Vielen Dank für die Rezension zu „Sankofa” in der Frankfurter Rundschau!

 

Dogan Akhanli entwirft in „Sankofa“ ein breites Panorama. Geographisch reicht es von Anatolien bis ins Rheinland, zeitlich von der türkischen Militärdiktatur der 1980er Jahre bis zum Beginn der Pandemie im Jahre 2020. Historische Ereignisse scheinen da und dort auf – die Ermordung des Journalisten Hrant Dink ebenso wie der NSU-Prozess.”

Ja, die politische Unterdrückung und tatkräftige Solidarität, von der „Sankofa“ handelt, hat Akhanli selbst erfahren. Gleichwohl ist dies weder ein Dokumentarroman noch eine Autofiktion. Auf mehr als 500 Seiten und in vier Großkapiteln werden zahlreiche starke Persönlichkeiten vorgestellt.”

 

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