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Porcelain Moon and Pomegranates

Autor Ustun Bilgen-Reinart
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2006
For millennia, the land now called Turkey has been at the crossroads of history. A bridge between Europe and Asia, between West and East, between Christianity and Islam, the peninsula also known as Anatolia, the place where the sun rises, is one of the oldest continually inhabited regions on the planet. In this unique blend of memoir and travel literature, üstün Bilgen-Reinart explores the people, politics, and passions of her native country, whisking the reader on a journey through time, memory, and space. She searches deep into the roots of her own ancestry and uncovers a family secret, breaks taboos in a nation that still takes tradition very seriously, and navigates through dangerous territory that sees her investigating brothels in Ankara, probing honour murders in Sanliurfa, encountering Kurds in the remote southeast, and witnessing the rape of the earth by a gold mining company in Bergama.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781550026580
ISBN-10: 1550026585
Pagini: 240
Ilustrații: 39
Dimensiuni: 154 x 230 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Editura: Dundurn Group (CA)

Recenzii

Bilgen-Reinart's observations are rich in sensory detail: inhaling warm winds that smell of thyme, the sweet, greasy feel of rose oil from the hamam, eating juicy apricots as big as eggs, swimming in creamy seas; the memories of her past are sweet, as they are those of a child. -- Kisha Ferguson -- The Globe and Mail, Mar 10, 2007
... beautifully written and filled with captivating stories. -- Julie Kentner -- Winnipeg Free Press, Feb 4, 2007
A compelling narrative. -- Nicholas Maes -- Books in Canada, Jun 30, 2007
Bilgen-Reinart's observations are rich in sensory detail: inhaling warm winds that smell of thyme, the sweet, greasy feel of rose oil from the hamam, eating juicy apricots as big as eggs, swimming in creamy seas; the memories of her past are sweet, as they are those of a child. -- Kisha Ferguson -- The Globe and Mail, Mar 10, 2007 ... beautifully written and filled with captivating stories. -- Julie Kentner -- Winnipeg Free Press, Feb 4, 2007 A compelling narrative. -- Nicholas Maes -- Books in Canada, Jun 30, 2007

Cuprins

Ancyra, Odd Name For an Inland City; Mountain Mother; Sacred Women; Gilded Icons Wrapped in Fine Cloth; One Great God; Rising Waters; Deadly Honour; The Curse of Dionysos; Memory is For People.

Notă biografică

st n Bilgen-Reinart was born in Ankara, Turkey, came to Canada as a teenager, and recently returned to her native land. As a television journalist at the CBC, she covered aboriginal and social issues. Her first book, "Night Spirits," was published in 1997. Currently she teaches at the Middle East Technical University in Ankara.