Cyprus' capital Nicosia has been split by a militarized border for
decades. In this collection, writers from all sides of the divide
re-imagine the past, present and future of their city. Here,
Cypriot-Greeks coexist alongside Cypriot-Turks, the north with the
south, town with countryside, dominant voices with the marginalized.
This is a city of endless possibilities - a place where an
anthropologist from London and a talkative Marxist are hunted by a
gunman in the Forbidden zone; where a romance between two aspiring Tango
dancers falls victim to Nicosia's time difference; and where an artist
finds his workplace on a rooftop, where he paints a horizon disturbed
only by birds. Together, these writers journey beyond the beaten track
creating a complete picture of Nicosia, the world's last divided capital
city, that defies barriers of all kinds.