Turkish: A Dictionary of Delights - by Adnan Adam Onart.

ADAM ONART, ADNAN

ISBN 10: 3928201336 / ISBN 13: 9783928201339

Published by Karlsruhe: ZKM / JPR, 2004, 1. Aufl., 89 pages, m. Abb. / illustr., 14,3 x 11,5 cm, Broschur-Tb. / Softcover. (9783928201339), 1899

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Edited by Roger L. Conover / Turkish- English (schönes Exemplar / nice clean book) Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 300.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Turkish: A Dictionary of Delights - by Adnan Adam Onart.
• Publisher: Karlsruhe: ZKM / JPR, 2004, 1. Aufl., 89 pages, m. Abb. / illustr., 14,3 x 11,5 cm, Broschur-Tb. / Softcover. (9783928201339)
• Publication Date: 1899
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3928201336
• ISBN 13: 9783928201339
• Binding: Broschur-Tb. / Softcover.
• Edition: 1. Aufl.
• Weight: 300 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Kunst-Bücher / Art Books

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Synopsis

Especially timely in light of debates about Turkey's entrance into the European Union, this lexical tour de force and sui generis book in the tradition of Sterne and Borges uses the dictionary genre to inject polemic into certain forbidden discourses involving Turkish language, politics, sexuality, and history. It also introduces the Turkish universe in all its intimacy from the perspective of a personal Wirkungsgeschichte. The "definitions" are presented with a sense of wit and political incorrectness that one does not usually associate with sacred Ottoman subjects such as the hammam and revered political icons such as Ataturk. Presented as a found manuscript, the book is edited by Roger Conover, the well-known Editor at MIT Press. Edited by Roger Conover Paperback, 4.5 x 5.5 in./92 pgs / 20 b&w.