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Istanbul: City of Forgetting and Remembering
Richard Tillinghast
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Description for Istanbul: City of Forgetting and Remembering
Paperback. A traveller's history of Istanbul from the ancient time to nowadays Turkey. An account of city's great buildings, delicious food and vibrant life. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HBJD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Starting with a wild taxi ride into town from Ataturk airport, Tillinghast takes his readers on a voyage of discovery through the storied city of Istanbul, known in Byzantine times as the 'Queen of Cities' and to the Ottoman Turks as the 'Abode of Felicity'. As comfortable talking about the distinctive and delicious Turkish cuisine as he is about Byzantine mosaics, dervish ceremonies, Iznik ceramics, Anatolian carpets, and the imperial mosques, Tillinghast illuminates Istanbul's great buildings with stories that bring Ottoman and Byzantine history to life and is adept at discovering both what the city remembers and what it chooses ... Read more
Starting with a wild taxi ride into town from Ataturk airport, Tillinghast takes his readers on a voyage of discovery through the storied city of Istanbul, known in Byzantine times as the 'Queen of Cities' and to the Ottoman Turks as the 'Abode of Felicity'. As comfortable talking about the distinctive and delicious Turkish cuisine as he is about Byzantine mosaics, dervish ceremonies, Iznik ceramics, Anatolian carpets, and the imperial mosques, Tillinghast illuminates Istanbul's great buildings with stories that bring Ottoman and Byzantine history to life and is adept at discovering both what the city remembers and what it chooses ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The Armchair Traveller at the BookHaus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
340
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909961142
SKU
V9781909961142
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Richard Tillinghast
Richard Tillinghast is a poet and author. His poems have appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the New Republic and the New Yorker and his Finding Ireland: A Poet's Explorations of Irish Literature and Culture was awarded ForeWord Magazine's Book of the Year Award for Travel Essays in 2008.
Reviews for Istanbul: City of Forgetting and Remembering
One of the best insights into Istanbul that has ever been written, both from personal and historical points of view. . . . This travel guide to Turkish history is a brilliant read whether you plan to travel to Istanbul or read it from your armchair.
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