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Along the Bosphorus

Submitted by riverhorse on Wed, 03/30/2016 - 16:02
Author: 

Orhan Pamuk

This book gives the reader a peak into life in Istanbul in the first half of the 20th century, and specifically into the role of the Bosphorus in that life. It is an excerpt from a longer book, and suffers a bit from lack of context, but it is still a great read.

Favorite Thing: 
The description of how people reacted to the fire disasters that occured along the Bosphorus
Along the Bosphorus book cover
Book Length: 
Shorter
Part of Series: 
Excerpt from a longer book
Stand Alone: 
Yes
Stickiness: 
Moderate
Categories: 
Non-Fiction
True Stories

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Disclosures: 
None