Moris Farhi

Born in Ankara, Turkey, 1935, Moris Farhi is the author of the following novels: The Pleasure of Your Death (1972); The Last of Days (1983); Journey Through the Wilderness (1989); Children of the Rainbow (1999). His poems have appeared in many British, US and International publications and in the anthology of 20th Century Jewish Poets, Voices Within the Ark (Avon). For many years, he has been an active campaigner on behalf of persecuted writers through English P.E.N. and served as Chair of International P.E.N.'s Writers in Prison Committee during 1997-2000. He is a Vice President of International P.E.N. and a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Geographical Society. In 2001, he was appointed an MBE for ''services to literature''. His novel, Children of the Rainbow, has received two prizes: the ''Amico Rom'' from the Associazione Them Romano of Italy (2002); and the ''Special'' prize from the Roma Academy of Culture and Sciences in Germany (2003).

His new novel, Young Turk, (Saqi, March, 2004) received excellent reviews and is due to be published in the US, Turkey, Greece, Holland and France. 

'Young Turk is infused with a passionate humanism ... Both a novel of ideas and an entertaining adventure story ... a lyrical celebration of the multicultural heritage of Turkish history.' The Independent

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