Title How Istanbul's cultural complexities have shaped eight contemporary novelists (Byatt, Glazebrook, Atasü, Şafak, Tillman, Livaneli, Kristeva, and Pamuk) : tales of Istanbul in contemporary fiction / Ayşe Naz Bulamur ; with a foreword by Michael McGaha and a preface by Nilgun Anadolu-Okur

Published Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 364 pages) Contents Bulamur Cover; Bulamur Copyright; Introduction ISTANBUL AS A CONTESTED TERRAIN FOR TURKISH AND EUROPEAN IDENTITIES; Chapter One ISTANBUL FANTASIES; Chapter Two ISTANBULITE WOMEN; Chapter Three ISTANBUL AS CONTACT ZONE; Chapter Four ISTANBLUES: THE CITY AS A SITE OF NOSTALGIA; AFTERWORD; BIBLIOGRAPHY Summary This text is the first to locate contemporary depictions of Istanbul within the genealogy of scholarship on Orientalist discourse, as well as current debates on globalization and transnationalism. This book investigates the diverse ways novels of the last three decades produce Istanbul as a Byzantine, Ottoman, Oriental, Islamic, or as a Republican city. The distinctiveness of this project lies in its focus on recent representations of Istanbul which have not been comprehensively studied by literary scholars Notes Discusses the work of eight novelists -- four Turkish, two British, one American, and one Bulgarian-French Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-355) and index Notes English Print version record Subject Turkish fiction -- History and criticism East and West in literature. Identity (Psychology) in literature. Cultural pluralism in literature. Ethnic groups in literature. Cities and towns in literature. Society in literature. Civilization in literature. Literature and society. LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- General. Literature and society Cities and towns in literature Civilization in literature Cultural pluralism in literature East and West in literature Ethnic groups in literature Identity (Psychology) in literature Literature Society in literature Turkish fiction Literatur SUBJECT Istanbul (Turkey) -- In literature Subject Turkey -- Istanbul Istanbul (Motiv) Türkisch. Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780773420984 0773420983

Other Titles Tales of Istanbul in contemporary fiction Istanbul in contemporary fiction

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