2011 Longlist
Farewell: A Mansion in Occupied Istanbul
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.
ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Kenneth
J. Dakan
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
The writer clearly accounts the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. It is a story of human suffering and tragedy.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Country
Turkey
Original Language
Turkish
Publisher
Everest
Translator
Kenneth J. Dakan