This delightful tour of a site rich with both history and mythology serves as an introduction not only to the city of a thousand names but to the very spirit of its inhabitants.

I Am Istanbul

Literature & Fiction

Uzuner, Buket

Contemporary

Dalkey Archive Press

When her mother abandons her family, Nilsu loses faith in the world and everyone in it. Terrified of suffering the same fate, she breaks off relationships before they even begin. Then she meets Teo, a passionate environmentalist and one of the founders of the Turkish Green Party. Teo's close relationship with his mother has always held him back and when she commits suicide, his life slips off the rails. In this story of a young woman's struggle to find love and acceptance, Buket Uzuner explores the complexities of human relationships. With her distinctive touch, she weaves a poignant and magical love story of two souls in the modern world. Two Green Otters offers up an original reinterpretation of the role of environmentalism and love in the world today.

Two Green Otters (Turkish Literature)

Literary

Milet Publishing

This ground-breaking series of bilingual Turkish–English books look at Turkish life from key angles—the familial, the social, and the political.

A Cup of Turkish Coffee (Turkish - English Short Stories series)

The stories in Istanbul Blues are filled with Buket Uzuner's remarkable sensitivity and psychological insight, taking us into the memories and imaginations of children and adults, and exploring shared history, love, and attachment--to family, friends, lovers, and places. Uzuner's characters share stories that are mythical, mysterious, coincidental, witty, and full of wisdom, and her collection offers readers multiple, rich insights into life in modern Turkey as well as the places explored while traveling abroad. In the hands of an author who is a listener as much as a teller, no matter where they take place, these stories remind us of people we know and of ourselves.

Istanbul Blues (Turkish Literature)

When her mother abandons her family, Nilsu loses faith in the world and everyone in it. Terrified of suffering the same fate, she breaks off relationships before they even begin. Then she meets Teo, a passionate environmentalist and one of the founders of the Turkish Green Party. Teo's close relationship with his mother has always held him back and when she commits suicide his life slips off the rails.In this beautiful story of a youny woman's struggle to find love and acceptance, Buket Uzuner explores the complexities of human relationships. With her distinctive touch, she weaves a poignant and mayical love story of two souls in the modern world.TWO GREEN OTTERS Fathers, Mothers, Lovers and all the Others reinterprets the role of environmentalism and love in our lives today. With over 1 million copies sold in Turkey, Two Green Otters is a contemporary classic.Sayfa Sayisi: 338Baski Yili: 2013Dili: IngilizceYayinevi: Everest Yayinlari

Two Green Otters / Mothers, Fathers, Lovers and All The Others

Everest Yayınları