{"product_id":"9780982624630","title":"A Mind at Peace","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eTanpinar, Ahmet Hamdi; Goknar, Erdag\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eArchipelago\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2\/25\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Mind at Peace\u003c\/i\u003e,   originally published in 1949, is a magnum opus, a Turkish \u003ci\u003eUlysses\u003c\/i\u003e and a   lyrical homage to Istanbul. With an innate awareness of how dueling cultural   mentalities can lead to the distress of divided selves, Tanpinar gauges this   moment in history by masterfully portraying its register on the layered   psyches of his Istanbulite characters. Set on the eve of World War II in the   “city of two continents,” this literary feat is a narrative of duality: a   historical novel and a love story (of the senses and the mind), language and   music, tradition and modernity, East and West—and of the vital juncture where   one young man must attempt to bridge all of these worlds at once.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Surviving the childhood trauma of his parents’ untimely deaths in the early   skirmishes of World War I, Mümtaz is raised and mentored in Istanbul by his   cousin Ihsan and his cosmopolitan family of intellectuals. Having lived   through the tumultuous cultural revolutions following the fall of the Ottoman   Empire and the rise of the early Turkish Republic, each is challenged by the   difficulties brought about by such rapid social change.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe promise of modernization and progress has given way to crippling   anxiety rather than hope for the future. Fragmentation and destabilization   seem the only certainties within the new world where they now find   themselves. Mümtaz takes refuge in the fading past, immersing himself in   literature and music, but when he falls in love with Nuran, a complex woman   with demanding relatives, he is forced to confront the challenges of the   World at large. Can their love save them from the turbulent times and protect   them from disaster, or will inner obsessions, along with powerful social   forces seemingly set against them, tear the couple apart?","brand":"Archipelago","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49031002194175,"sku":"9780982624630","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780982624630","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}