Last Train to İstanbul - Couverture souple

Ayşe Kulin

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ISBN 10 : 9752893279 ISBN 13 : 9789752893276

Editeur : Everest Yayınları, 2014

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Book by Ayse Kulin

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When Selva, the daughter of one of the few remaining Ottoman Pashas, falls in love with Rafael, a young Jewish man, their families are against their marriage and disown them. Together they go to live in France, but happiness eludes them there too. With the advent of the Second World War they get caught up in Hitler's web of terror. While the Nazi grip tightens around them they live with the fear of being rounded up and sent to a concentration camp. At the same time Turkey is desperately trying to avoid being drawn in to the war, walking the tightrope between the Axis and the Allies very carefully. In this new novel Ayse Kulin successfully follows through both the developments in her country during the war and the lives of Selva and Rafael in Europe. The story moves back and forth between Istanbul and Marseilles, Ankara and Cairo and Paris, to Berlin and back to Istanbul. In so doing it also highlights the courageous work of the Turkish diplomats who risked their lives to save hundreds of Jews stranded in Europe from being massacred by the Nazis...

Son Osmanlı paşalarından Fazıl Reşat'ın kızı Selva ile, aşık olduğu Musevi genci Rafael, evlenmelerine karşı çıkan aileleri tarafından dışlanınca Fransa'ya giderler. Ancak burada da huzur bulamayacak, İkinci Dünya Savaşı'nın başlamasıyla, bu kez de Hitler'in ağına takılacaklardır. Etraflarını saran Nazi çemberi gitgide daralırken, her an tutuklanıp kamplara yollanma korkusuyla yaşamaktadırlar...İşte tam o yıllarda Türkiye, savaşın ateşine bulaşmadan, Almanlarla Müttefikler arasında gerili ince ipte, bir cambaz maharetiyle yürümeye çalışmaktadır... Ayşe Kulin bu yeni romanında, hem ülkeyi savaşın ortasından başarıyla geçiren kadronun hem de Selva ile Rafael'in zor aşkının peşine düşerek, İstanbul'dan Marsilya'ya, Ankara'dan Kahire'ye kadar uzanırken, kendi canları pahasına yüzlerce Yahudi'yi Nazi kıyımından kurtaran Türk diplomatlarının kahramanlıklarını da gün ışığına çıkarıyor...

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International bestseller by one of Turkey’s most beloved authors

As the daughter of one of Turkey’s last Ottoman pashas, Selva could win the heart of any man in Ankara. Yet the spirited young beauty only has eyes for Rafael Alfandari, the handsome Jewish son of an esteemed court physician. In defiance of their families, they marry, fleeing to Paris to build a new life.

But when the Nazis invade France, the exiled lovers will learn that nothing—not war, not politics, not even religion—can break the bonds of family. For after they learn that Selva is but one of their fellow citizens trapped in France, a handful of brave Turkish diplomats hatch a plan to spirit the Alfandaris and hundreds of innocents, many of whom are Jewish, to safety. Together, they must traverse a war-torn continent, crossing enemy lines and risking everything in a desperate bid for freedom. From Ankara to Paris, Cairo, and Berlin, Last Train to Istanbul is an uplifting tale of love and adventure from Turkey’s beloved bestselling novelist Ayşe Kulin.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Everest Yayınları
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 9752893279
• ISBN 13: 9789752893276
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 424