The bestselling Turkish classic of love and loss in a changing world,with a new introduction by David Selim Sayers'A heart-breaker...it has the kind of indefinably powerful impact of The Great Gatsby'Observer'It is,perhaps,easier to dismiss a man whose face gives no indication of an inner life. And what a pity that is: a dash of curiosity is all it takes to stumble upon treasures we never expected.'A shy young man leaves his home in rural Turkey to learn a trade in 1920s Berlin. The city's crowded streets,thriving arts scene,passionate politics and seedy cabarets provide the backdrop for a chance meeting with a woman,which will haunt him for the rest of his life. Emotionally powerful,intensely atmospheric and touchingly profound,Madonna in a Fur Coat is an unforgettable novel about new beginnings and the unfathomable nature of the human soul.'A miniature masterpiece'The National'A gorgeously melancholic romance'Irish Times
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241422267Number of pages: 192Weight: 140 gDimensions: 196 x 126 x 16 mm
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A tale of young love and disenchantment,of missed opportunities and passion's elusive,flickering flame . . .reminiscent of Turgenev's First Love,with a hero every bit as gauche,and a twist every bit as bitterThe magical novel about a Turkish man who falls in love with an artist in 1920s Berlin...recreates a vanished era and dramatises a doomed relationship,and does so with verve,depth and poignancy. The result is a miniature masterpiece.A heart-breaker...it has the kind of indefinably powerful impact of The Great GatsbyA poignant coming-of-age tale,drenched in disillusionment. The gap between hope and reality,art and ordinary life,has been explored in many other novels,but rarely with the unaffected simplicity of Madonna in a Fur Coat.Moving and memorable,full of yearning and melancholy...reading it is like taking a literary minibreakA gorgeously melancholic romance...a cautionary tale certain to beguileThe surprise bestseller...read,loved and wept over by men and women of all ages
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