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Ahmet Altan

Dying is Easier than Loving (Ottoman Quartet)

By Ahmet Altan - By Brendan Freely (trans.) - Published 2023

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This massive novel richly repays the effort of overcoming its daunting title, 556 pages, and initially unfamiliar Ottoman setting. Imagine plunging into War and ...Read Review

Like a Sword Wound (Ottoman Quartet)

By Ahmet Altan - Published 2018

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Literary

This first book in the Ottoman Quartet is set in the late 19th century and early 20th century in Turkey. An absolute Sultan ...Read Review

Ahmet Altan

Dying is Easier than Loving (Ottoman Quartet)

Like a Sword Wound (Ottoman Quartet)

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