{"product_id":"hotel-bosphorus-9781904738688","title":"Hotel Bosphorus","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"What matters is that  \u003cb\u003eEsmahan\u003c\/b\u003e] \u003cb\u003eAykol\u003c\/b\u003e uses the genre to tell us a little more about the world than we're used to hearing from more commercial writers.\"--\u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A wonderful novel about Istanbul. The Turkish way of life, prejudices, men, politics, corruption--Esmahan Aykol writes about all these with a light and humorous touch.\"--Petros Markaris, author of \u003ci\u003eChe Committed Suicide\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZone Defence\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bubbling with hedonism, enthusiasm, love of life and books, this should be mandatory reading for those holidaying in Turkey, visitors to Istanbul, and lovers of crime novels.\"--\u003ci\u003eHamburger Abendblatt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis debut by a young Turkish woman novelist is set in her beloved Istanbul. The heroine, Kati Hirschel, is a foreigner and proud owner of the only mystery bookshop in town. When the director of a film starring an old school friend is found murdered in his hotel room, Kati cannot resist the temptation to start her own maverick investigation. After all, her friend Petra is the police's principal suspect, and reading all those detective novels must have taught Kati something.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis suspenseful tale of murder features a heroine who is funny, feisty and undresses men in her mind more often than she would like. It uses humor, social commentary, and even erotic fantasy to expose Western prejudices about Turkey, as well as Turkish stereotyping of other Europeans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEsmahan Aykol\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1970 in Edirne, Turkey. She was a journalist for a number of Turkish publications and radio stations. After a stint as a bartender she turned to fiction writing. \u003ci\u003eHotel Bosphorus\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel and will be followed by two others featuring Kati Hirschel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781904738688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/11\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/29\/2011\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Esmahan Aykol","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36670114791580,"sku":"9781904738688","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_61f60ef1-e802-4938-8329-1d27e793eaee.jpg?v=1603921869","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/hotel-bosphorus-9781904738688","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}