Faces, Hide, Traces

In his essays, written as a literary reader, over a period of nearly half a century, Ugur Kökden explains the importance of world literature and Turkish literature, from Goethe to Camus, from Brecht to Malraux, from "Refik Halid Karay's Passion for Letters" to "Beykozlu Orhan Veli". takes a tour through the gallery of writers and poets who bring together the personalities and works of prominent figures. Faces, Secrets, Traces is a humble literary collection that invites the reader to resist with books through the experience of books.

Can a word, a letter, replace an image? Or do people die, images are forgotten, and they are replaced by abstract and insipid words or some simple, meaningless, completely fictional signs? Or, as if to prove the point of those who say that each letter affects the other, is there a kind of password that has been adopted throughout generations? A common password, but always kept secret?
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 240

Year of Printing: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Yapı Kredi Publications

Edited by: Nazli Güher Beydes
Editor: Fahri Güllüoğlu

First Print Year: 2016

Language: Turkish