When, on the eve of the Second World War, Nazim Hikmet (1902-1963) -- Turkey's most acclaimed and popular poet -- was sentenced to twenty-eight years in prison for his Communist beliefs, he embarked on the writing of his epic, Human Landscapes from My Country. This 17,000-line verse-novel is made up of a traveler's vivid encounters with Turkish men and women from all walks of life. In colloquial language, Hikmet stages their private hopes and griefs, and through these many human dramas, he documents Turkey's historic ...
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When, on the eve of the Second World War, Nazim Hikmet (1902-1963) -- Turkey's most acclaimed and popular poet -- was sentenced to twenty-eight years in prison for his Communist beliefs, he embarked on the writing of his epic, Human Landscapes from My Country. This 17,000-line verse-novel is made up of a traveler's vivid encounters with Turkish men and women from all walks of life. In colloquial language, Hikmet stages their private hopes and griefs, and through these many human dramas, he documents Turkey's historic transformation into a secular republic. Human Landscapes from My Country is lively . . . cinematographic . . . [able] to capture the least scholarly reader (Denise Levertov). Human Landscapes from My Country was published in a abridged English-language version by Persea Books twenty years ago. This new edition marks a major event in contemporary world literature.
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Add this copy of Human Landscapes From My Country: an Epic Novel in to cart. $35.66, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hillsboro, OR, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Persea Books.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. Back of dust jacket is lightly soiled.; "A panoramic view of Turkish society during World War II, when the fate of the world hung in the balance." Written in verse by Nazim Hikmet while imprisoned in Turkey during the war. Hikmet was "Turkey's foremost modern poet." Translated from the Turkish by Randy Blasing & Mutlu Konuk. Gray coverboards with blue spine; silver gilt titles on spine. Front edge of text is deckled. Text is clean and unmarked throughout. Spine is tight. Dust jacket is intact with minimal wear. A very nice copy! ; 9.2 X 6.5 X 1.5 inches; 466 pages.
Add this copy of Human Landscapes From My Country: an Epic Novel in to cart. $117.00, new condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Persea Books.
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New. Size: 6x1x9; Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. xiv, 466 pages; 24 cm. Written in free verse and employing such cinematic techniques as flashbacks, pans, zooms, dissolves, and jump cuts, this stunning 17, 000 line novel in verse traces the fortunes of men and women during Turkey's change from an Islamic empire to a secular republic and exemplifies his vision of life as a communal experiment in creating a world in the image of our dreams.
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Add this copy of Human Landscapes From My Country: an Epic Novel in to cart. $72.67, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Persea Books.
Add this copy of Human Landscapes From My Country: an Epic Novel in to cart. $218.99, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Persea Books.
