Tanpinar's 'five Cities'

Tanpinar's 'five Cities' - Anthem Cosmopolis Writings

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Publisher's Synopsis

Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar's 'Five Cities' was first published in Turkish as 'Bes Sehir' in 1946 and revised in 1960. It consists of five essays, each focused on a city significant in Anatolian history and in Tanpinar's emotional life. Part history, part autobiography, part poetic meditation on time and memory, 'Five Cities' is Proustian in style, with a tension between a backward-looking melancholy and a concern for the unpredictable future of the author's country. Comparable to Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk's 'Istanbul: Memories of a City', 'Five Cities' emphasizes personal attitudes and reactions but has a wider scope of geography, history and culture.

Book information

ISBN: 9781783088485
Publisher: Anthem Press
Imprint: Anthem Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 956.1025
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 250
Weight: 262g
Height: 203mm
Width: 126mm
Spine width: 17mm