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The Calligraphers' Night

By Yasmine Ghata

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The Calligraphers' Night

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It's 1923, and the young Rikkat is being brought up in the belief that her entire life will be the devoted to the art of calligraphy. That same year, Ataturk's republic breaks away from the venerable Islamic tradition and progressively abolishes the Arabic language and scripts in favor of a modified version of the Latin alphabet. Once the sacred ministers of Allah and Sultans, calligraphers are now being marginalized and their schools closed. The resulting suicide of Rikkat's mentor can only reinforce her spite for the new regime and her love for the ancient art she has been taught since her childhood. Inspired by the life of the author's grandmother, this is a breathtaking excursion into the mysteries of life, time, death, and writing as an art. Blending elements of magical realism with a vivid description of Turkey at a turning point in its history, Yasmine Ghata's wonderfully evocative work is a classic and inspired debut novel, which was awarded the Lauréat de la Bourse de la Découverte 2004.
Product details
Number of Pages:
200
Release Date:
2007-03-30
Publication Date:
2006-10-01
Publisher:
Hesperus Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1843917068
ISBN13:
9781843917069
Weight:
272 g
Height:
137 cm
Width:
202 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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