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The 2011 Award

 

Kulin

Farewell: A Mansion In Occupied Istanbul

by Ayse Kulin

Translated from the original Turkish by Kenneth J. Dakan

 

 

Nominated by:

  • The National Library of Turkey, Ankara.

 

Publisher of Nominated Edition:

Everest, Turkey

 
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ABOUT THE BOOK

  
Set in Istanbul during the last days of the Empire Ayse Kulin’s novel accounts the collapse of the Ottomans. It is a story of human suffering and tragedy…

By choosing to tell her story of an era through the eyes of a particular family living in a particular mansion in a city besieged, Ayse Kulin follows in the tradition of the great historical novel.

 (From Publisher).

 
 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

After graduating from the America College (ACG) of Istanbul, Ayse Kulin worked many years as editor and writer for newspapers and magazines and also in the cinema industry.

Her first story book won two prestigious literary awards (Haldum Taner & Sait Faik) and her first novel become a best seller. Kulin also holds other literary awards and has been selected the author of the year numerous times. Some of her stories and novels become TV series and motion pictures. Her works have been translated into many languages. She is the Goodwill Ambassador of UNICEF since 2007.

 

LIBRARIAN'S COMMENTS

The writer clearly accounts the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. It is a story of human suffering and tragedy.

 

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