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Madonna in a Fur Coat

written by Sabahattin Ali, translated by Maureen Freely and Alexander Dawe

Available in English for the first time, this bestselling Turkish classic of love and alienation in a changing world captures the vibrancy of interwar Berlin.

A shy young man leaves his home in rural Turkey to learn a trade and discover life in 1920s Berlin. There, amidst the city’s bustling streets, elegant museums, passionate politics and infamous cabarets, a chance meeting with a beautiful half-Jewish artist transforms him forever. Caught between his desire for freedom from tradition and his yearning to belong, he struggles to hold on to the new life he has found with the woman he loves.

Emotionally powerful, intensely atmospheric and touchingly profound, MADONNA IN A FUR COAT is an unforgettable novel about new beginnings, the relentless pull of family ties, and the unfathomable nature of the human soul. First published in 1943, this novel, with its quiet yet insistent defiance of social norms, has been topping bestseller lists in Turkey since 2013.

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Madonna in a Fur Coat
written by Sabahattin Ali, translated by Maureen Freely and Alexander Dawe

  • Publication Date: November 7, 2017
  • Genres: Fiction, Historical Fiction
  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Other Press
  • ISBN-10: 1590518802
  • ISBN-13: 9781590518809