They Were Three Brothers

The fifth book of the series consisting of Simenon's novels translated by the great masters of Turkish literature is Oguz Alplaçin, whose original name is Les Fréres Rico (Rico Brothers) and nicknamed "Ghost Oguz" The Three Brothers, translated into Turkish by.

The novel, written by Simenon in 1952 in Lakeville, Connecticut, USA, is “a modern Cain/Abel tragedy”. is. It tells the story of three brothers named Eddie, Tony and Gino within the organized crime syndicate, which keeps the reader on their toes. Simenon, who does not like his novels easily; The novel, which was among the favorites of Alplâçin, who was very meticulous about its translations, was also transferred to the big screen, became one of the Film Noir classics, and was included in Empire magazine's "500 best movies" list. Simenon's effort to write as simply as possible  It becomes more evident in The Three Brothers. The author boasts about his novel and says, “There is not a single literary sentence in this novel, do you know? He describes it with the words "As if it was written by a child...".

One of the most interesting aspects of the novel is the similarity of its unique translator to Gino, one of the three brothers. Perhaps the following lines from Simenon are the best words to describe this "intellectual worm" who left his mark on Istanbul's bohemian life and became famous for adopting a life principle that rejected ownership: "Gino had never owned more than a suitcase. At the age of eighteen, he opened his house. He hasn't had a real home since he left. He used to live here for a month and here for two weeks in furnished hostels." It brings together an author, who has become a legend with his life, and an extraordinary translator, with “The Ghost in Pera”.

“Perhaps Simenon's best story; "The best novel ever written about the Italian mafia."

-Dorothy B. Hughes, "Grand Master" award-winning crime writer and critic-

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Translated by : Oguz Alplaçin
Cover : Faruk Baydar< /span>

Size: 13x19

Number of Prints: 1. Publication

First Printing Year: 2017

Number of Pages: 160

Media Type :Paperback