Devletin derinlikleri, toprağın derinliklerinden daha karanlıktır.1926 yılının o hüzünlü sonbaharı. Osmanlı İmparatorluğu yıkılmış, genç cumhuriyet ayaklarının üzerinde durmaya çalışıyor. O büyük altüst oluşun içinde bir adam: Şehsuvar Sami… Bir zamanların İttihat ve Terakki fedaisi, şimdilerin yorgun komitacısı. Şehsuvar Sami'nin etrafında dönen amansız bir entrika. Bir yanda kaybettiği ama hiçbir zaman yüreğinden çıkartamadığı sevgilisi Ester, öte yanda yaşanılan tarihsel bozgun… Kaybedilen bir ülke, kaybedilen bir şehir, kaybedilen bir hayat. Ve aklında hep aynı soru: Devlet mi kutsaldır, yoksa insan mı? "Ölüm, şehirlerimizi kaybetmekle başlar." Kim söylemişti bu cümleyi hatırlamıyorum, ne yazık ki doğru… Doğru, lakin eksik. Ölüm, şehirlerimizi kaybetmekle başlar, vatanımızı kaybetmekle neticelenir.Sahi nedir vatan? Bir toprak parçası mı, uçsuz bucaksız denizler, derin göller, yalçın dağlar, verimli ovalar, yemyeşil ormanlar, kalabalık şehirler, tenha köyler mi? Hayır, bütün bunların ötesinde bir anlam taşır vatan. Ne sadece toprak parçası, ne su havzaları, ne ağaç silsilesi… Annemizin şefkati, babamızın saçlarına düşen ak, ilk aşkımız, doğan çocuğumuz, dedelerimizin mezarlarıdır vatan…Vatanı olmayan insanın hayatı da olmaz. Evet, bir vakitler zihnim, kalbim bu fikirlerle doluydu. Şimdi? Şimdi bilmiyorum…

Birbirinden giderek kopmaya ve birbirini reddetmeye başlayan iki hayat tarzı arasında yaşanan çatışma ancak bu kadar güzel anlatılabilirdi. Tramvay yoluyla birbirine bağlanan ama birbiriyle bağdaşması mümkün olmayan iki semt: Fatih ve Harbiye. Bir genç kızın bu ikisi arasındaki gelgitleri, madde ile mana, albeni ile muhteva, göz ile kalp arasındaki çırpınışlarının hikâyesidir.

"My heroes are Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar, Oguz Atay, and Yusuf Atilgan. I have become a novelist by following their footsteps . . . I love Yusuf Atilgan; he manages to remain local although he benefits from Faulkner's works and the Western traditions."--Orhan Pamuk"Motherland Hotel is a startling masterpiece, a perfect existential nightmare, the portrait of a soul lost on the threshold of an ever-postponed Eden."--Alberto Manguel"This moving and unsettling portrait of obsession run amok might have been written in 1970s Turkey, when social mores after Ataturk were still evolving, but it stays as relevant as the country struggles to save the very democratic ideals on which the Republic was rebirthed. . . . brilliant writing . . . "--Poornima Apte, Booklist, Starred Review"Turkish writer Atilgan's classic 1973 novel about alienation, obsession, and precipitous decline, nimbly translated by Stark. . . . An unsettling study of a mind, steeped in violence, dropping off the edge of reason."--Kirkus Reviews"A maladroit loner who runs the seen-better-days Motherland Hotel in a backwater Turkish town, Zeberjet has become obsessed with a female guest who stayed there briefly and frantically anticipates her presumed return. . . . as Zeberjet becomes increasingly unhinged, we're drawn into his dark interior life while coming to understand Turkey's post-Ottoman uncertainty. Sophisticated readers will understand why Atilgan is called the father of Turkish modernism, while those who enjoy dark psychological novels can also appreciate."--Barbara Hoffert, Library Journal"Yusuf Atilgan gives us a wonderful, timeless novel about obsession, with an anti-hero who is both victim and perpetrator, living out a life 'neither dead nor alive' in a sleepy Aegean city. Motherland Hotel is an absolute gem of Turkish literature."--Esmahan Aykol, author of Divorce Turkish Style"Yusuf Atilgan, like Patrick Modiano, demonstrates how the everyday can reflect larger passions and catastrophes. Beautifully written and translated, Motherland Hotel can finally find the wider audience in the west that it deserves."--Susan Daitch, author of The Lost Civilization of Suolucidir"The freedom that Atilgan articulates isn t the freedom of Lord Byron or Milton Friedman. It s more like the sense of freedom that comes with finally having a diagnoses. It s the freedom that comes from understanding that you re imprisoned in other people s ideas of freedom. But there s a consolation and a quiet wisdom that comes from understanding that these definitions will pass in turn, like guests checking out of a hotel."--Scott Beauchamp, Full StopZeberjet, the last surviving member of a once prosperous Ottoman family, is the owner of the Motherland Hotel, a run-down establishment a rundown establishment near the railroad station. A lonely, middle-aged introvert, his simple life is structured by daily administrative tasks and regular, routine sex with the hotel's maid. One day, a beautiful woman from the capital comes to spend the night, promising to return "next week," and suddenly Zeberjet's insular, mechanical existence is dramatically and irrevocably changed. The mysterious woman's presence has tantalized him, and he begins to live his days in fevered anticipation of her return. But the week passes, and then another, and as his fantasies become more and more obsessive, Zeberjet gradually loses his grip on reality.Motherland Hotel was hailed as the novel of the year when it was published in 1973, astonishing critics with its experimental style, its intense psychological depth and its audacious description of sexual obsession. Zeberjet was compared to such memorable characters as Quentin Compson in Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and Meursault in Albert Camus' The Stranger. While author Yusuf Atilgan had already achieved considerable literary fame, Motherland Hotel cemented his reputation as one of Turkey's premier modernists."

Daha anlamlı yaşamak için İlber Ortaylı’dan tavsiyeler…“Cesur olun. Kendinizi rahat hissettiğiniz alanın dışında pencereler açın. Farklı dünyalarla ancak böyle tanışırsınız. Ben hep yerimde dursaydım, dünyamı değiştirecek insanları aramasaydım, bugün tanıdığınız ben olmazdım. Bir insanın bittiği an, miskinliğe esir olduğu andır. İnsan, konforundan vazgeçmeyi göze almalıdır. Kendi dünyasını yerinden kendisi oynatmalıdır.”- İlber Ortaylıİlber Ortaylı, yediden yetmişe herkesin faydalanacağı, bilge şahsiyetinden ve yaşam tecrübesinden süzülen tavsiyelerden oluşan bir eserle karşımızda. İlber Hoca bu kitapta, bir insanın, çocukluktan itibaren hayatın hemen her alanında ihtiyaç duyacağı çözümleri nasıl bulabileceğini örnekler vererek anlatıyor. “Herkes kendi talihinin mimarıdır” sözünü hatırlatarak, kendi yolunu çizmenin ne anlama geldiğini tüm kritik noktalarıyla yorumluyor.Bir ömrü hakkıyla yaşayabilmek ve yaşanan her andan tat alabilmek için önce ne lazımdır? İnsan hayatı kaç dönemden oluşur ve her bir dönemde neleri tecrübe etmek gerekir? 15, 25, 40 ve 55 yaşları neden birer eşiktir?İnsan kimden, ne öğrenebilir? Kendi kendini yetiştirmek nasıl mümkün olur? Kişi mesleğini neye göre seçmelidir?Bir işin uzmanı olmak ve o uzmanlık bilgisiyle çalışmak için nelere ihtiyaç vardır? Bir dil, en iyi nasıl ve ne zaman öğrenilir? En verimli sonucu alabilmek için nasıl çalışmak gerekir?Sorumluluk sahibi bir insan, kendisi veya çocukları için nasıl bir eğitim modeli aramalıdır?Hayata değer katmak için ne tür insanları arayıp bulmak gerekir? Doğru kararları alabilmek için en çok kimleri dinlemek gerekir? En iyi nasıl seyahat edilir; bir şehir nasıl dolaşılır?Hangi müze, hangi meydan, hangi sokakları görmek için dünyanın bir ucuna kadar gidilebilir?İyi film, güzel müzik, doğru kitap nedir? Hangi temel eserleri dinlemeli, okumalı ve seyretmeliyiz?İnsan yaşadığı şehirden tam manasıyla nasıl yararlanabilir?“Bir Ömür Nasıl Yaşanır?”, ülkemizin medarıiftiharı olmuş bir tarihçinin gözünden, insanın hayattaki anlam arayışına, bu arayışın tadını nasıl çıkaracağına ve süreç boyunca karşılaşacağı zorluklarla nasıl baş etmesi gerektiğine dair çok özel bir kılavuz…

Karanlığın, yılankavi sokakların, demkeşlerin, paranın hüküm sürdüğü Galata'nın, karın deşip boğaz kesen, husye burup göz çıkartan hikâyelerin, zagon üzerine öttürenlerin, bahtsızların, yolcuların, rüya görenlerin, maceracıların şehrindeyiz. Uzun İhsan Efendi'nin yedi iklimde, dört bucakta, yeraltında ve yerüstünde gezinen dünya atlasında… İhsan Oktay Anar'ın unutulmayan ilk romanı Puslu Kıtalar Atlası, bu defa İlban Ertem'in masalsı çizgileriyle çizgi roman olarak karşımızda. Beş yıl süren, kolay anlatılamayacak bir emek, tutkuyla dolu bir sadakat, civa gibi bir sayfadan diğerine akıp giden ustalık… İlban Ertem, Türkçe edebiyatta eşi benzeri olmayan bir uyarlamayla magnum opus'unu gün yüzüne çıkarıyor. Oyunbaz ve zifiri… Büyük bir "resimli roman".

The novel evolved and expanded from an 1849 short story or sketch entitled "Oblomov's Dream". The novel focuses on the midlife crisis of the main character, Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, an upper middle class son of a member of Russia's nineteenth century landed gentry. Oblomov's distinguishing characteristic is his slothful attitude towards life. While a common negative characteristic, Oblomov raises this trait to an art form, conducting his little daily business apathetically from his bed. While clearly comedic, the novel also seriously examines many critical issues that faced Russian society in the nineteenth century. Some of these problems included the uselessness of landowners and gentry in a feudal society that did not encourage innovation or reform, the complex relations between members of different classes of society such as Oblomov's relationship with his servant Zakhar, and courtship and matrimony by the elite.

Harry Potter's life is miserable. His parents are dead and he's stuck with his heartless relatives, who force him to live in a tiny closet under the stairs. But his fortune changes when he receives a letter that tells him the truth about himself: he's a wizard. A mysterious visitor rescues him from his relatives and takes him to his new home, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.After a lifetime of bottling up his magical powers, Harry finally feels like a normal kid. But even within the Wizarding community, he is special. He is the boy who lived: the only person to have ever survived a killing curse inflicted by the evil Lord Voldemort, who launched a brutal takeover of the Wizarding world, only to vanish after failing to kill Harry.Though Harry's first year at Hogwarts is the best of his life, not everything is perfect. There is a dangerous secret object hidden within the castle walls, and Harry believes it's his responsibility to prevent it from falling into evil hands. But doing so will bring him into contact with forces more terrifying than he ever could have imagined.Full of sympathetic characters, wildly imaginative situations, and countless exciting details, the first installment in the series assembles an unforgettable magical world and sets the stage for many high-stakes adventures to come.

April, 1984. Winston Smith, thinks a thought, starts a diary, and falls in love. But Big Brother is watching him, and the door to Room 101 can swing open in the blink of an eye. Its ideas have become our ideas, and Orwell’s fiction is often said to be our reality. The definitive book of the 20th century is re-examined in a radical new adaptation exploring why Orwell’s vision of the future is as relevant as ever."This is a staging that reconsiders a classic with such steely power that it chills brain, blood and bone." - The Times"[A] pitilessly brilliant retelling." - Guardian"This risk-taking adaptation of George Orwell's masterpiece is doubleplusgood." - Telegraph"A theatrical tour de force that has the destructive power of an earthquake." - The Stage"Skilfully brought to life.... This is a very neat theatrical telling of the classic dystopian parable which is more a study of internal tension and tiny acts of defiance as it is a political drama... a work of extraordinary quality and intensity." - IndependentEric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist and journalist, whose most famous works include the novella Animal Farm, and the classic dystopia 1984.Duncan Macmillan is an award-winning writer and director. Plays include: Lungs (Paines Plough/Sheffield Crucible and Studio Theatre Washington D.C.), Platform (Old Vic Tunnels), Monster (Royal Exchange/Manchester International Festival), The Most Humane Way to Kill A Lobster (Theatre 503), I Wish To Apologise For My Part In The Apocalypse, So Say All of Us and Family Tree (all BBC Radio 4).Robert Icke was artistic director of the Arden Theatre Company in Stockton-on-Tees from 2003–7 and of the Swan Theatre Company in Cambridge from 2005–8, where he was awarded the Susie Gautier-Smith Prize for his contribution to theatre.

My name is Katniss Everdeen.Why am I not dead?I should be dead.Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Gale has escaped. Katniss's family is safe. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding.It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans - except Katniss.The success of the rebellion hinges on Katniss's willingness to be a pawn, to accept responsibility for countless lives, and to change the course of the future of Panem. To do this, she must put aside her feelings of anger and distrust. She must become the rebels' Mockingjay - no matter what the personal cost.

WINNING MEANS FAME AND FORTUNE.LOSING MEANS CERTAIN DEATH.THE HUNGER GAMES HAVE BEGUN. . . .In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and once girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weight survival against humanity and life against love.

Written in his distinctively dazzling manner, Oscar Wilde’s story of a fashionable young man who sells his soul for eternal youth and beauty is the author’s most popular work. The tale of Dorian Gray’s moral disintegration caused a scandal when it ﬁrst appeared in 1890, but though Wilde was attacked for the novel’s corrupting inﬂuence, he responded that there is, in fact, “a terrible moral in Dorian Gray.” Just a few years later, the book and the aesthetic/moral dilemma it presented became issues in the trials occasioned by Wilde’s homosexual liaisons, which resulted in his imprisonment. Of Dorian Gray’s relationship to autobiography, Wilde noted in a letter, “Basil Hallward is what I think I am: Lord Henry what the world thinks me: Dorian what I would like to be—in other ages, perhaps.

Scottish-born American naturalist and author (1838-1914)

The unforgettable novel of a childhood in a sleepy Southern town and the crisis of conscience that rocked it, To Kill A Mockingbird became both an instant bestseller and a critical success when it was first published in 1960. It went on to win the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was later made into an Academy Award-winning film, also a classic.Compassionate, dramatic, and deeply moving, To Kill A Mockingbird takes readers to the roots of human behavior - to innocence and experience, kindness and cruelty, love and hatred, humor and pathos. Now with over 18 million copies in print and translated into forty languages, this regional story by a young Alabama woman claims universal appeal. Harper Lee always considered her book to be a simple love story. Today it is regarded as a masterpiece of American literature.

An intimate portrait of two men who cherish the slim bond between them and the dream they share in a world marred by petty tyranny, misunderstanding, jealousy, and callousness. Clinging to each other in their loneliness and alienation, George and his simple-minded friend Lennie dream, as drifters will, of a place to call their own—a couple of acres and a few pigs, chickens, and rabbits back in Hill Country where land is cheap. But after they come to work on a ranch in the fertile Salinas Valley of California, their hopes, like "the best laid schemes o' mice an' men," begin to go awry.Of Mice and Men also represents an experiment in form, as Steinbeck described his work, "a kind of playable novel, written in novel form but so scened and set that it can be played as it stands." A rarity in American letters, it achieved remarkable success as a novel, a Broadway play, and three acclaimed films. Steinbeck's tale of commitment, loneliness, hope, and loss remains one of America's most widely read and beloved novels.--front flap

At the dawn of the next world war, a plane crashes on an uncharted island, stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate; this far from civilization the boys can do anything they want. Anything. They attempt to forge their own society, failing, however, in the face of terror, sin and evil. And as order collapses, as strange howls echo in the night, as terror begins its reign, the hope of adventure seems as far from reality as the hope of being rescued. Labeled a parable, an allegory, a myth, a morality tale, a parody, a political treatise, even a vision of the apocalypse, Lord of the Flies is perhaps our most memorable novel about “the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart.”

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