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  • Secret Dreams in Istanbul

    by Nermin Yıldırım ...
    Translated by Ümit Hussein ...
    One evening Pilar, the novel’s Spanish protagonist, returns from work to discover that her husband, Eyüp, has suddenly and inexplicably disappeared from the home they share in Barcelona. She learns from the police the following morning that he has boarded a plane for Istanbul, the city of his birth that he has not visited since he left it almost two decades previously. Mystified as to what could ... Read more

    $13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Istanbul, Istanbul

    by Burhan Sonmez ...
    Translated by Hussein Umit ...
    Winner of the EBRD Literature Prize 2018. Istanbul is a city of a million cells, and every cell is an Istanbul unto itself.After a military coup, four prisoners - the doctor, Demirtay the student, Kamo the barber and Uncle Kuheylan - sit below the ancient streets of Istanbul awaiting their turn at the hands of their wardens. Between violent interrogations, the condemned share parables and riddles ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sufi Cuisine

    by Nevin Halici ...
    A dervish's training begins in the kitchen. The preparation and festive consumption of food is intrinsically connected to the spiritual practice of Sufism. Sufi Cuisine offers a sumptuous assortment of dishes inspired by the teachings of the thirteenth century Sufi mystic Rumi, alongside selections of his sayings and parables. Lavishly illustrated, it brings together more than one hundred easy to ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Labyrinth

    A Novel

    by Burhan Sönmez ...
    Translated by Umit Hussein ...
    **Notable International Crime Novel of the Year – Crime Reads / Lit HubFrom a prize-winning Turkish novelist, a heady, political tale of one man’s search for identity and meaning in Istanbul after the loss of his memory.**A blues singer, Boratin, attempts suicide by jumping off the Bosphorus Bridge, but opens his eyes in the hospital. He has lost his memory, and can't recall why he wished to end ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Secret Dreams in Istanbul

    by Nermin Yıldırım ...
    Translated by Ümit Hussein ...
    Series series Anthem Cosmopolis Writings
    This is a work written by a very young writer who displays infinite maturity in terms of her ability to delve into the deepest recesses of character and make it possible to understand, for example, a grasping social upstart and a wife abuser, yet, at the same time, alongside the wisdom and comprehension that would befit a psychologist, there shines a lively wit and, despite so many bleak realities ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Secret Dreams in Istanbul

    by Nermin Yıldırım ...
    Translated by Ümit Hussein ...
    One evening Pilar, the novel’s Spanish protagonist, returns from work to discover that her husband, Eyüp, has suddenly and inexplicably disappeared from the home they share in Barcelona. She learns from the police the following morning that he has boarded a plane for Istanbul, the city of his birth that he has not visited since he left it almost two decades previously. Mystified as to what could ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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    by Nawal El Saadawi ...
    Translated by Sherif Hetata ...
    Bint Allah knows herself only as the Daughter of God. Born in a stifling male-dominated state, ruled by the Imam and his coterie of ministers, she dreams of one day reaching the top of a distant hill visible through the bars of the orphanage window.But Bint Allah's ambitions do not escape the attention of the Imam, who never feels secure no matter how well he protects himself. When the Imam ... Read more

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  • Taste of Persia

    A Cook's Travels Through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan

    by Naomi Duguid ...
    **Winner, James Beard Award for Best Book of the Year, International (2017)Winner, IACP Award for Best Cookbook of the Year in Culinary Travel (2017)Named a Best Cookbook of the Year by The Boston Globe, Food & Wine, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, The New York Times Book Review, The San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, and The Wall Street Journal“A reason to celebrate . . . a fascinati. ... Read more

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  • The New Book of Middle Eastern Food

    by Claudia Roden ...
    The definitive volume on Middle Eastern cooking, a modern classic from the award-winning, bestselling author of The Book of Jewish Food and Claudia Roden's MediterraneanOriginally published in 1972 and hailed by James Beard as "a landmark in the field of cookery," this new version represents the accumulation of the author's years of extensive travel throughout the ever-changing landscape of the ... Read more

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  • The New Persian Kitchen

    [A Cookbook]

    by Louisa Shafia ...
    This luscious and contemporary take on the alluring cuisine of Iran featuring 75 recipes for both traditional Persian dishes and modern reinterpretations using Middle Eastern ingredients.In The New Persian Kitchen, acclaimed chef and Lucid Food blogger Louisa Shafia explores her Iranian heritage by reimagining classic Persian recipes from a fresh, vegetable-focused perspective. These vibrant ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Lebanese Home Cooking

    Simple, Delicious, Mostly Vegetarian Recipes from the Founder of Beirut's Souk el Tayeb Market

    by Kamal Mouzawak ...
    "Kamal is one of the great culinary minds of our time . . . to finally have a book that shows just a fraction of what Kamal is about is such joy." —Rene Redzepi, chef and co-owner of NomaGrowing up around the orchards of Jeita, just outside Beirut, Kamal Mouzawak learned to cook by watching his family and neighbors plant herbs in their gardens, harvest almonds and citrus fruit from their trees, ... Read more

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  • Turkish Delights

    Stunning regional recipes from the Bosphorus to the Black Sea

    by John Gregory-Smith ...
    'John Gregory-Smith has a passion for Turkish food - and it shows. This is a rich and inviting introduction to the authentic flavours of Turkey, presenting regional dishes and traditional food.' The Bookseller'A gorgeous mix of modern, regional and traditional Turkish Dishes - I want to cook them all.' Diana HenryIn Turkish Delights John Gregory-Smith brings his passion for Turkey and its food to ... Read more

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