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Book Synopsis The Trumpet Fisherman and other Istanbul Sketches by : James Tressler
Download or read book The Trumpet Fisherman and other Istanbul Sketches written by James Tressler and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-04-02 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Istanbul is a network of villages woven, one might even say, thrown together, rather than a single vast city. It is a city that defies perspective, for it is constantly shifting. It is an intricate mosaic, the individual pieces of the mosaic giving meaning and substance to the whole." In his newest collection of stories, "THE TRUMPET FISHERMAN AND OTHER ISTANBUL SKETCHES," James Tressler presents an eclectic, vivid series of snapshots of contemporary Istanbul, one of the world's most vibrant and exciting cities. "The Trumpet Fisherman" tells a unique story of the old man Galip, a local eccentric who attempts to raise the fish from the sea with the sound of his trumpet. In the other stories, we follow the narrator, as well as his alter-ego, the American yabancı, through the city's elaborate streets and neighbourhoods, meeting people from all walks of life.
Book Synopsis Turkish Traditional Art Today by : Henry Glassie
Download or read book Turkish Traditional Art Today written by Henry Glassie and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 1004 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: He tells of architecture, calligraphy, woodworking, and earthenware, but lays particular emphasis on the brilliant, underglaze-painted ceramics of Kutahya and the rich, piled carpets for which Turkey has been famed for centuries. While searching for the traits that define art and the stylistic complexities that characterize Turkish creativity, Glassie focuses on the artists and their theories and practices as well as the works they produce.
Book Synopsis The Novels, Stories and Sketches by : Francis Hopkinson Smith
Download or read book The Novels, Stories and Sketches written by Francis Hopkinson Smith and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A History of Ottoman Architecture by : John Freely
Download or read book A History of Ottoman Architecture written by John Freely and published by WIT Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text is focused on the history of the extant buildings in the Republic of Turkey. The book begins with a brief history of the Ottoman Empire and develops by outlining the mains features of Ottoman architecture and discusses the biography of the great Ottoman architect Sinan.
Book Synopsis The Oracle of Stamboul by : Michael David Lukas
Download or read book The Oracle of Stamboul written by Michael David Lukas and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the heart of the exotic Ottoman Empire during the first years of its chaotic decline, Michael David Lukas’ elegantly crafted, utterly enchanting debut novel follows a gifted young girl who dares to charm a sultan—and change the course of history, for the empire and the world. An enthralling literary adventure, perfect for readers entranced by the mixture of historical fiction and magical realism in Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass, Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red, or Gabriel García Márquez’s One Hundred Years of Solitude, Lukas’ evocative tale of prophesy, intrigue, and courage unfolds with the subtlety of a Turkish mosaic and the powerful majesty of an epic for the ages.
Book Synopsis The Companion Guide to Istanbul and Around the Marmara by : John Freely
Download or read book The Companion Guide to Istanbul and Around the Marmara written by John Freely and published by Companion Guides. This book was released on 2000 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traveller gets exactly what he needs, and in a handy format. THE TIMES The author seems to have covered every road in the country, and has something of interest to say about virtually every site. COUNTRY LIFE Istanbul is the only city in the world that stands astride two continents, spreading across from Europe into Asia at the southern end of the Bosphorus, the incomparably beautiful strait linking the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara in northwestern Turkey. This Companion Guide to Istanbul goes as far as the region around Marmara from the Bosphorus to the Dardanelles, which flows into the Aegean past the historic ruins of Troy on its Asian shore.Revised and updated for this new edition, the book is a guide to the Byzantine and Ottoman monuments and to the many other places of great historic interest around the Marmara, including Edirne, Bursa and Iznik, ancient Nicaea, as well as the renowned archaeological site of Homeric Troy. It is also an introduction to Turkey itself and to its people and their way of life, which they are more than willing to share with the traveller who takes the time to become acquainted with them. JOHN FREELY has lived and worked on America's east coast, in Britain, and around the Mediterranean, but is long-time Professor of Physics at the University of the Bosphorus, Istanbul, and has been resident for many years in Turkey. His understanding of the land and its people has made him a respected interpreter of Turkey ancient and modern.
Download or read book Istanbul written by Richard Tillinghast and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its varied and glorious history, Istanbul remains one of the world’s perennially fascinating cities. Richard Tillinghast, who first visited Istanbul in the early 1960s and has watched it transform over the decades into a vibrant metropolis, explores its rich art and architecture, culture, cuisine, and much more in this book. Istanbul was known in Byzantine times as the “Queen of Cities” and to the Ottoman Turks as the “Abode of Felicity.” Steeped in Istanbul’s history, Tillinghast takes his readers on a voyage of discovery through this storied cultural hub, and he is as comfortable talking about Byzantine mosaics and dervish ceremonies as Iznik ceramics and the imperial mosques. His lyrical writing brings Istanbul alive on the page as he accompanies readers to cafés, palaces, and taverns, perfectly conjuring the atmospheric delights, sounds, and senses of the city. Illuminating Istanbul’s great buildings with tales that bring Ottoman and Byzantine history to life, Tillinghast is adept at discovering both what the city remembers and what it chooses to forget.
Book Synopsis An Armchair Traveller's History of Istanbul by : Richard Tillinghast
Download or read book An Armchair Traveller's History of Istanbul written by Richard Tillinghast and published by Haus Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author is an old Istanbul hand who has seen it change over the years from a provincial backwater to today's vibrant metropolis. With Tillinghast as a guide through Istanbul's cafés, mosques and palaces, and along its streets and waterways, readers will feel at home both in the Constantinople of bygone days and on the streets of the modern town.
Book Synopsis The Novels, Stories and Sketches of F. Hopkinson Smith: The veiled lady and other men and women by : Francis Hopkinson Smith
Download or read book The Novels, Stories and Sketches of F. Hopkinson Smith: The veiled lady and other men and women written by Francis Hopkinson Smith and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Istanbul written by John Freely and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 1998-02-26 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Istanbul's history is a catalogue of change, not least of name, yet it has managed to retain its own unique identity. John Freely captures the flavour of daily life as well as court ceremonial and intrigue. The book also includes a comprehensive gazetteer of all major monuments and museums. An in-depth study of this legendary city through its many different ages from its earliest foundation to the present day - the perfect traveller's companion and guide.
Book Synopsis The Novels, Stories and Sketches of F. Hopkinson Smith by : Francis Hopkinson Smith
Download or read book The Novels, Stories and Sketches of F. Hopkinson Smith written by Francis Hopkinson Smith and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Imperial Istanbul written by Jane Taylor and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-12-31 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jane Taylor's classic guidebook to Istanbul is acknowledged as the ultimate introduction to the city, and it has been extensively revised for this paperback edition. It leads travelers from the great monuments of Byzantium and early Constantinople to the mosques and palaces built for Suleyman the Magnificent and the other Sultans while providing both practical information and a rich historical context. It also covers more recent sites, ranging from the mundane (the Galatasaray fishmarket) to the magnificent pavilions and villas of late Ottoman times. In addition to Istanbul, the cities of Iznik, Bursa and Edirne are covered in extensive detail. Filled with maps, itineraries, plans and detailed descriptions of all the sites that any visitor could hope to see, this is the only guidebook that a traveler to Istanbul will ever need.
Book Synopsis Pamuk's Istanbul by : Pallavi Narayan
Download or read book Pamuk's Istanbul written by Pallavi Narayan and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reconstructs Istanbul through the prism of Orhan Pamuk’s fiction. It navigates the multiple selves and layers of Istanbul to present how the city has shaped the writings of Pamuk and has, in turn, been shaped by it. Through everyday objects and architecture, it shows how Pamuk transforms the city into a living museum where different objects converse along with characters to present a rich tapestry across space and time. Further, the monograph explores the formation of communal and literary identity within and around nation-building narratives informed by capitalism and modernization. The book also examines how Pamuk uses the postmodern city to move beyond its postmodern confines, and utilizes the theories and universes of Bakhtin, Benjamin, and Foucault to open up his fiction and radically challenge the idea of the novel. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of literature, literary theory, museum studies, architecture, and cultural studies, and especially appeal to readers of Orhan Pamuk.
Book Synopsis Sketches of Art and Architecture by : John T. Michau
Download or read book Sketches of Art and Architecture written by John T. Michau and published by . This book was released on 1893 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Sketches of Native Life in India by : Charles Richard Francis
Download or read book Sketches of Native Life in India written by Charles Richard Francis and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :Rod and Lucinda Heikell Publisher :Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd ISBN 13 :1786791447 Total Pages :420 pages Book Rating :4.7/5 (867 download)
Book Synopsis Turkish Waters and Cyprus Pilot by : Rod and Lucinda Heikell
Download or read book Turkish Waters and Cyprus Pilot written by Rod and Lucinda Heikell and published by Imray, Laurie, Norie and Wilson Ltd. This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turkish Waters and Cyprus Pilot covers the entire coast of Turkey from the Black Sea down the Aegean coast and around to the Syrian border. The coasts, ports and marinas of the island of Cyprus are also described. There are few more beautiful cities in the world that it is possible to sail into the heart of, but that is what the authors were able to do in Istanbul while researching this, the tenth edition. Their research also took them south as far as Göçek and to Cyprus. Much has changed, with new marinas completed and more under construction, but much has also stayed the same, namely the warmth and hospitality of the people you encounter. This new edition includes all the latest information and marina developments, with new plans and photos, many of which were taken by the authors. Turkish Waters and Cyprus Pilot is considered the essential companion to sailing these waters.
Book Synopsis James Baldwin's Turkish Decade by : Magdalena J. Zaborowska
Download or read book James Baldwin's Turkish Decade written by Magdalena J. Zaborowska and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-16 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1961 and 1971 James Baldwin spent extended periods of time in Turkey, where he worked on some of his most important books. In this first in-depth exploration of Baldwin’s “Turkish decade,” Magdalena J. Zaborowska reveals the significant role that Turkish locales, cultures, and friends played in Baldwin’s life and thought. Turkey was a nurturing space for the author, who by 1961 had spent nearly ten years in France and Western Europe and failed to reestablish permanent residency in the United States. Zaborowska demonstrates how Baldwin’s Turkish sojourns enabled him to re-imagine himself as a black queer writer and to revise his views of American identity and U.S. race relations as the 1960s drew to a close. Following Baldwin’s footsteps through Istanbul, Ankara, and Bodrum, Zaborowska presents many never published photographs, new information from Turkish archives, and original interviews with Turkish artists and intellectuals who knew Baldwin and collaborated with him on a play that he directed in 1969. She analyzes the effect of his experiences on his novel Another Country (1962) and on two volumes of his essays, The Fire Next Time (1963) and No Name in the Street (1972), and she explains how Baldwin’s time in Turkey informed his ambivalent relationship to New York, his responses to the American South, and his decision to settle in southern France. James Baldwin’s Turkish Decade expands the knowledge of Baldwin’s role as a transnational African American intellectual, casts new light on his later works, and suggests ways of reassessing his earlier writing in relation to ideas of exile and migration.
