A Strangeness in My Mind

Recommended by Zitto Kabwe Ruyagwa, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #8 in Turkey, Ranked #12 in Turkish

Arriving in Istanbul as a boy, Mevlut Karataş is enthralled by both the old city that is disappearing and the new one that is fast being built. He becomes a street vendor, like his father, hoping to strike it rich, but luck never seems to be on Mevlut's side. He spends three years writing love letters to a girl he has seen just once, only to elope by mistake with her sister. Although he grows to cherish his wife and the family they have together, Mevlut stumbles toward middle age as everyone around him seems to be reaping the benefits of a rapidly modernizing Turkey. Told through the eyes of... more

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Zitto Kabwe Ruyagwa @raziakkhan Saw Pamuk on your shelf. Have fallen in love with Pamuk’s work. I see you have Istanbul and The Black book. I high recommend you get A strangeness in my mind and Snow. Unputdownable https://t.co/uMyiHNNfHk (Source)


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