If it dies, the flesh dies, souls are not meant to die

Unforgettable articles by Haldun Taner about the unforgettable people of our culture. A pinnacle book in our portrait literature. This most popular and perhaps most read prose book of Haldun Taner was prepared with great care. The names of the people mentioned in the articles were highlighted, and more importantly, an index of their names was made. Just by looking at this directory, one can understand how Haldun Taner works in a wide cultural universe and the richness of his subject matter.

Who and what is in this book?
Bearded Celal (Yalimiz) - Abdülhak Sinasi Hisar - Mükrimin Halil Yinanç - Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar - Lâtife Usakligil - Asaf Hâlet Çelebi - Celal Silay - Cemal Sahir - Aliye Berger - Refik Halid Karay - Ahmet Selahattin - Ahmet Kutsi Tecer - Halide Edib Adivar - Hasim Iscan - Ismail Dümbüllü - Selçuk Kaskan - Seha L. Meray - Muammer Karaca - Orhan Kemal - Kemal Tahir - Ulvi Uraz - Siddik Sami Onar - Sait Faik Abasiyanik - Sabri Esat Siyavusgil - Suat Yakup Baydur - Muhsin Ertugrul - Vâlâ Nurettin Vâ-Nû - Ismail Galip Arcan - Naci Sadullah Danis - Abdi Ipekçi - Ismayil Hakki Baltacioglu - Yakup Kadri Karaosmanoglu - Rauf Ulukut - Esat Mahmut Karakurt - Arif Müfid Mansel - S/S Ankara Vapuru - Akbaba Magazine - Çiçek Pasaji - Tevfik Sağlam and his friends - Burhan Felek - Behçet Necatigil - Esref Sefik Atabey - Azra Erhat, Faruk Güvenç - Bedrettin Tuncel - Orhan Eyüboglu - Orhan Tahsin - Özdemir Asaf - Suavi Süalp - Enver Ziya Karal - Samet Agaoglu - Ahmet Rasim

Dogan Hizlan: "These portraits not only remind us of the dead people, they also announce the collapse of the society and civilization of sophistication that collapsed with them: They also tell us about the danger of cultural corruption dragged by 'so-called populism', which adopts vulgarity and bad taste as its motto. These memories are also the history of Istanbul's progress. . Products of rare mastery, of an underused genre of our literature.”

Konur Ertop: "Haldun Taner's author personality, which cleverly makes use of humor and satire in his stories and plays, laughs under his breath and criticizes the dilemmas, contradictions, and aspects of the people he describes in these loving portraits, who remain children and are not in harmony with the environment and reality. The memories left by these people are deep." "There are traces of human love and warm friendships. This book of memories will also be an instructive and thought-provoking guide for the reader."
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 152

Year of Printing: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Yapı Kredi Publications

Editor: Murat Yalçin

First Print Year: 2016

Language Turkish