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Madonna in a Fur Coat

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By (author): Sabahattin Ali

Translated by: Alexander Dawe, Maureen Freely

The bestselling Turkish classic of love and loss in a changing world, with a new introduction by David Selim Sayers

'A heart-breaker . . . it has the kind of indefinably powerful impact of The Great Gatsby' Observer

'It is, perhaps, easier to dismiss a man whose face gives no indication of an inner life. And what a pity that is: a dash of curiosity is all it takes to stumble upon treasures we never expected.'

A shy young man leaves his home in rural Turkey to learn a trade in 1920s Berlin. The city's crowded streets, thriving arts scene, passionate politics and seedy cabarets provide the backdrop for a chance meeting with a woman, which will haunt him for the rest of his life. Emotionally powerful, intensely atmospheric and touchingly profound, Madonna in a Fur Coat is an unforgettable novel about new beginnings and the unfathomable nature of the human soul.

'A miniature masterpiece' The National

'A gorgeously melancholic romance' Irish Times

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Product Details
  • Weight: 145g
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 04 Mar 2021
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780241422267

About Sabahattin Ali

Sabahattin Ali (1907-1948) was born in the Ottoman town of Egridere (now Ardino in southern Bulgaria). A teacher novelist short-story writer and journalist he owned and edited a popular weekly newspaper called Marko Pasa. He is admired for the determination with which he defended his political beliefs which are anchored through his writing. Madonna in A Fur Coat first published in 1943 is his best loved work and a touchstone of Turkish literary culture which continues to resonate profoundly with readers young and old today. Maureen Freely is a writer a Professor at Warwick University and the Chair of Trustees of English PEN. She has published seven novels and numerous translations of twentieth century Turkish classics and contemporary authors including five books by the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk. Alexander Dawe has translated several works from French and Turkish including the short stories of Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar and Sait Faik. David Selim Sayers is a founding faculty member of the Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (PICT). He teaches and writes on cultural history particularly in relation to the Middle East and to narrative arts such as film and literature.

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