For the first time, the best-selling Turkish classic about love and longing in a changing world is available in English.
Perhaps a man whose face shows no signs of an interior existence is simpler to ignore. And what a shame that is: all it takes to find hidden gems is a little bit of curiosity. In the 1920s, a timid young man moves to Berlin to learn a trade from his birthplace in rural Turkey.
A fortuitous encounter with a woman who will plague him for the rest of his life takes place in the city’s congested streets, vibrant arts scene, intense politics, and filthy cabarets. An extraordinary book about fresh starts and the incomprehensible nature of the human psyche, Madonna in a Fur Coat is emotionally stirring, incredibly atmospheric, and profoundly poignant.
Ali’s success [lies] in his ability to depict the formation of a sentiment that appears simple on the surface but swings back and forth between opposite extremes at its heart, exposing the tensions that accompany such rise and fall. “Passionate but clear.” Writer and literary historian Atilla Özkirimli
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- Pages: 135