{"product_id":"dracula-in-istanbul-the-unauthorized-version-of-the-gothic-classic-9780692918418","title":"Dracula in Istanbul: The Unauthorized Version of the Gothic Classic","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the first time in English comes a remarkable literary discovery. In 1928, Turkish author Ali Rıza Seyfioğlu pirated Bram Stoker's \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e, completely rewriting it with new material, patriotic overtones, and Islam. A rare example of a \"bootleg\" novel, it's also the first adaptation to plainly identify Dracula as the historical warlord Vlad the Impaler.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Seyfioğlu's story, when a modern Istanbul is threatened by the invasion of an ancient vampire, three veterans of the Turkish War of Independence are thrust into a conflict with their nation's hereditary enemy. Seyfioğlu boldly reworks Stoker's classic tale, retelling it from the unique perspective of a people once routed by the real-life Dracula.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDracula in Istanbul: The Unauthorized Version of the Gothic Classic\u003c\/em\u003e presents the first ever translation into English of Seyfioğlu's novel, \u003cem\u003eKazıklı Voyvoda\u003c\/em\u003e. With a foreword by \u003cem\u003eAnno Dracula\u003c\/em\u003e author Kim Newman, an introduction by Turkish translation scholar Şehnaz Tahir Gürçağlar, an afterword on the 1953 movie adaptation \u003cem\u003eDrakula İstanbul'da\u003c\/em\u003e by film scholar Iain Robert Smith, and several rare photos from the film, \u003cem\u003eDracula in Istanbul\u003c\/em\u003e is a rare combination of literary artifact and genuine entertainment. From movie and vampire buffs to literature scholars, there's enough here to delight all the children of the night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Neon Harbor Entertainment, LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692918418\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.41d","brand":"Bram Stoker,Ali R\u0026#305;za Seyfio\u0026#287;lu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52239330476213,"sku":"9780692918418","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_dd93889b-dd95-4819-b075-814e31d8308d.jpg?v=1770917804","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/dracula-in-istanbul-the-unauthorized-version-of-the-gothic-classic-9780692918418","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}