journey to Byzantium

Istanbul in the early 1960s. The tension that started when the United States of America placed a nuclear-tipped missile in Turkey and the Soviet Union in Cuba brought the two superpowers of the period face to face, and the countdown began.

In a bohemian corner of Istanbul, a group of free spirits who wanted to witness this unforgettable night in a way that suits them, gathered around the piano at the End of the World Party they organized. Baby playing the piano, Grace caught up in the magic of the song she sings, Hümeyra the painter laughing on her tricycle, Sergey hiding among the rafts, and a little girl hiding under the piano, determined to record in her memory all the details about this new country she came to and these new people she met: Mimi.
On October 27, 1962, just before midnight, a moment captured in a legendary photograph: It is as if he is a witness not only of that night, but also of Mimi's own cold war.

Maureen Freely, a translator who brought the works of authors such as Sait Faik Abasiyanik, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar and Orhan Pamuk into English, and also a competent writer, reflects the events of a period in Istanbul and the lively portrait of the city through the eyes of a child. .
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 305

Printing Year: 2015


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Everest Publications

Cover : Beste Doğan
Prepared by : Başak Güntekin

First Print Year : 2015

Number of Pages : 305

Language : Turkish