Selcuk Altun, Author, Ruth Christie, Translator, Selcuk Berilgen, Translator , trans. from the Turkish by Ruth Christie and Selçuk Berilgen. Telegram $13.95 (212p) ISBN 978-1-84659-053-5
This intelligent thriller from Altun, his first to be published in the U.S., nicely evokes modern Istanbul. After Arda Ergenekon's domineering mother dies of cancer, the well-to-do 27-year-old seeks to learn more about his illustrious...
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Selcuk Altun, Author, Clifford Endres, Translator, Selhan Endres, Translator , trans. from the Turkish by Clifford and Selhan Endres. Telegram $13.95 (270p) ISBN 978-1-84659-067-2
Altun's second novel to be made available in the U.S. has a premise almost as intriguing as his first, Songs My Mother Never Taught Me
, but the execution is less successful. Kemal Kuray's meteoric ascent to the top of the Turkish Air...
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Selcuk Altun, trans. From the Turkish by Clifford Endres and Selhan Entres. Telegram (Consortium, dist.), $14.95 trade paper (288p) ISBN 978-1-84659-148-8
Readers tired of the endless Da Vinci Code knockoffs will find Altun's variation on the theme a refreshing one. Turkish economics professor Halas Araboglu's quiet life is upended when he receives a letter from Nikos Askaris promising "excellent news"
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