Madonna in a Fur Coat

Synopsis

A Shy Young Man Leaves His Home In Rural Turkey To Learn A Trade In 1920s Berlin. The City's Crowded Streets, Thriving Arts Scene, Passionate Politics And Seedy Cabarets Provide The Backdrop For A Chance Meeting With A Woman, Which Will Haunt Him For The Rest Of His Life. Emotionally Powerful, Intensely Atmospheric And Touchingly Profound, Madonna In A Fur Coat Is An Unforgettable Novel About New Beginnings And The Unfathomable Nature Of The Human Soul. 'passionate But Clear . . . Ali's Success [is In ] His Ability To Describe The Emergence Of A Feeling, Seemingly Straightforward From The Outside But Swinging Back And Forth Between Opposite Extremes At Its Core, Revealing The Tensions That Accompanies Such Rise And Fall. Sabahattin Ali ; Translated By Maureen Freely And Alexander Dawe. Translated From The Turkish.