Description
About the Author
Selcuk Altun was born in Artvin, Turkey, in 1950. A retired banking executive, bibliophile and book collector, Altun served as a chairman of a major publishing house until his retirement in 2004. He is the author of four essay collections and ten novels including The Sultan of Byzantium, which has been translated into more than fifteen languages. He writes a popular monthly column for the Turkish periodical OT called 'For the Love of Books'. He lives in Istanbul. Mel Kenne is a translator, editor and author. He has translated works by Enis Batur, Latife Tekin and Birhan Keskin. His collection South Wind won the 1984 Austin Book Award and in 2010 he was a winner of the Nazim Hikmet Poetry Award. He lives in Turkey. Nilguen Dungan is a lecturer and translator. She has translated the works of Haydar Erguelen, Guelten Akin and Behcet Necatigil, Muege Iplikci and Ahmet Bueke. She lives in Izmir, Turkey.
Book Information
ISBN 9781846592164
Author Selcuk Altun
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Telegram Books
Publisher Saqi Books
Dimensions(mm) 197mm * 129mm * 20mm