Romance books set in Turkey (6)


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The Museum of Innocence by Orhan Pamuk EN

Rating: 3 (4 votes)
Country: Asia / Turkey flag Turkey
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The Museum of Innocence - set in Istanbul between 1975 and today - tells the story of Kemal, the son of one of Istanbul's richest families, and of his obsessive love for a poor and distant relation, the beautiful Fusun, who is a shop-girl in a small boutique. In his romantic pursuit of Füsun over the next eight years, Kemal compulsively amasses a collection of objects that chronicles his lovelorn progress-a museum that is both a map of a society and of his heart. The novel depicts a panoramic view of life in Istanbul as it chronicles this long, obsessive love affair; and Pamuk beautifully capt... continue

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Çalıkuşu by Reşat Nuri Güntekin TR

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Turkey flag Turkey
Description:
Reşat Nuri Güntekin'in 1922 yılında ilk kez Vakit gazetesinde tefrika edilen en tanınmış eseridir. Fransız Lisesi mezunu gencecik, delişmen bir kız olan Feride'nin serüveni yaşadığı derin bir hayal kırıklığı sonrasında nişanlısını, ailesini İstanbul'da bırakarak Anadolu'nun küçük bir köyüne öğretmen olmasıyla başlar. Daha sonra bu köyü diğer kasabalar, şehirler izler. Önceleri her gittiği yerde Kurtuluş Savaşı'nın etkileri görülür, güç koşulların, sefaletin izlerine rastlanır. Sonraları... continue

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A mulher ruiva by Orhan Pamuk PT

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Turkey flag Turkey
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Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali EN

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Country: Asia / Turkey flag Turkey
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"The pain of losing something precious can be forgotten over time. But our missed opportunities never leave us, and every time they come back to haunt us, we ache.' A shy young man leaves his home in rural Turkey to learn a trade and discover life in 1920s Berlin. There, amid the city's bustling streets, elegant museums, passionate politics and seedy cabarets, a chance meeting transforms his life forever. Caught between his desire for freedom and his yearning to belong, he struggles to hold on to the new life he has found."

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La donna col cappotto di pelliccia by Sabahattin Ali IT

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / Turkey flag Turkey
Description:
Ci sono incontri casuali in grado di segnare un'intera esistenza. E ci sono storie che restano segrete per una vita intera ma poi, una volta raccontate, fanno il giro del mondo. Quando ad Ankara, negli anni Trenta, un giovane conosce sul posto di lavoro Raif Effendi, viso onesto e sguardo assente, è subito colpito dalla sua mediocrità. Man mano che i due entrano in confidenza, questa prima impressione non fa altro che ricevere conferme: schernito ed evitato da tutti sul lavoro, Raif viene maltrattato persino dai suoi familiari. Quale può essere la ragione di vita di u... continue