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Beschreibung

Memduh Şevket Esendal, one of the founders of the modern Turkish short story, wrote with a rare combination of warmth, precision, and quiet wit. Set amid the sweeping transformation from the late Ottoman Empire to the early Turkish Republic, his stories turn away from grand historical narratives to capture ordinary people adapting to a changing world. Petty bureaucrats, self-important clerks, weary wives, hopeful dreamers, and village eccentrics reveal themselves through everyday encounters.

Often described as "the Turkish Chekhov," Esendal also draws on the comic wisdom of Anatolian folk tradition. His finely crafted miniatures find absurdity in human vanity, tenderness in domestic friction, and entire lives within a single conversation. At once humorous and humane, this collection introduces English-language readers to a master storyteller who understood that even the smallest moments can contain a whole world.

Memduh Şevket Esendal, one of the founders of the modern Turkish short story, wrote with a rare combination of warmth, precision, and quiet wit. Set amid the sweeping transformation from the late Ottoman Empire to the early Turkish Republic, his stories turn away from grand historical narratives to capture ordinary people adapting to a changing world. Petty bureaucrats, self-important clerks, weary wives, hopeful dreamers, and village eccentrics reveal themselves through everyday encounters.

Often described as "the Turkish Chekhov," Esendal also draws on the comic wisdom of Anatolian folk tradition. His finely crafted miniatures find absurdity in human vanity, tenderness in domestic friction, and entire lives within a single conversation. At once humorous and humane, this collection introduces English-language readers to a master storyteller who understood that even the smallest moments can contain a whole world.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781738750573
ISBN-10: 1738750574
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Esendal, Memduh ¿evket
Hersteller: Translation Attached
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 127 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: Memduh ¿evket Esendal
Erscheinungsdatum: 15.09.2026
Gewicht: 0,277 kg
Artikel-ID: 136937227

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