Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali

Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali

Available in English for the first time, this best-selling Turkish classic of love and alienation in a changing world captures the vibrancy of interwar Berlin.
 
A shy young man leaves his home in rural Turkey to learn a trade and discover life in 1920s Berlin. There, amidst the city's bustling streets, elegant museums, passionate politics, and infamous cabarets, a chance meeting with a beautiful half-Jewish artist transforms him forever. Caught between his desire for freedom from tradition and his yearning to belong, he struggles to hold on to the new life he has found with the woman he loves.
 
Emotionally powerful, intensely atmospheric, and touchingly profound, Madonna in a Fur Coat is an unforgettable novel about new beginnings, the relentless pull of family ties, and the unfathomable nature of the human soul. First published in 1943, this novel, with its quiet yet insistent defiance of social norms, has been topping best-seller lists in Turkey since 2013.

Sabahattin Ali was born in 1907 in the Ottoman village of Egridere (now Ardino in southern Bulgaria) and was slain in 1948 while attempting to flee Turkey on the Bulgarian border. He was a teacher, writer, and journalist who owned and operated the popular Marko Pasa newspaper and was twice imprisoned for his political views.

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ISBN 13	9781590518809
ISBN 10	1590518802
Title	Madonna in a Fur Coat
Author	Sabahattin Ali
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Other Press LLC
Year published	2017-11-07
Number of pages	208
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.