| Description |
x, 400 pages ; 25 cm |
| Language |
Translated from the Turkish. |
| Summary |
An Istanbul lawyer goes in search of his missing wife and her half-brother who is a revolutionary journalist. A philosophical novel on the state of Turkey, including political oppression, pollution, Moslem fundamentalism and "Dallas." By the author of The White Castle. |
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Galip is an Istanbul lawyer, and his wife, Ruya, has vanished. Could she be hiding out with her half brother, Jelal, a newspaper columnist whose fame Galip envies? And if so, why isnʹt anyone in Jelalʹs flat? As Galip plays the part of private investigator, he assumes the identity of Jelal himself, wearing his clothes, answering his phone calls, even faking his wry columns, which he passes off as the work of the missing journalist. But the amateur sleuth bungles his undercover operation, and with dire consequences. Richly atmospheric and Rabelaisian in scope, The Black Book is a labyrinthine novel suffused with the sights, sounds, and scents of Istanbul. -- from http://books.google.com (Sep. 19, 2014). |
| Subject |
Turkey -- Social conditions -- Fiction.
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Turkey -- Politics and government -- Fiction.
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Missing persons -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- Fiction.
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False personation -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- Fiction.
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Istanbul (Turkey) -- Fiction.
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False personation. (OCoLC)fst00920111
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Missing persons. (OCoLC)fst01023702
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Politics and government. (OCoLC)fst01919741
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Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01919811
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Turkey. (OCoLC)fst01208963
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Turkey -- Istanbul.
(OCoLC)fst01204833
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| Genre/Form |
Legal stories.
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Mystery fiction.
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Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
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| Added Author |
Gün, Güneli, translator.
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| Added Title |
Kara kitap. English
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| ISBN |
0374113947 |
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9780374113940 |
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