{"title":"Ahmed Hamdi Tanpinar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAhmed Hamdi Tanpinar\u003c\/strong\u003e offers a unique blend of travel and literary reflection, inviting readers to explore cities through a deeply evocative lens. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eFive Cities\u003c\/em\u003e, intertwine personal observation with cultural and historical insight, making each journey a rich narrative experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders drawn to contemplative travel writing will appreciate Tanpinar's ability to capture the spirit of place and time, revealing the layers of meaning within urban landscapes. His books are a thoughtful exploration of movement, memory, and the enduring essence of a city.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tanpinars-five-cities-by-ahmed-hamdi-tanpinar-9781783088485","title":"Tanpinar's ‘Five Cities’","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFirst English translation of Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar's \u003ci\u003eBe ehir.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAhmet Hamdi Tanpinar's \u003ci\u003eFive Cities\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in Turkish as \u003ci\u003eBe ehir\u003c\/i\u003e in 1946 and revised in 1960. It consists of five essays, each focused on a city significant in Anatolian history and in Tanpinar's emotional life. Part history, part autobiography, part poetic meditation on time and memory, \u003ci\u003eFive Cities\u003c\/i\u003e is Proustian in style, with a tension between a backward-looking melancholy and a concern for the unpredictable future of the author's country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eComparable to Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk's \u003ci\u003eIstanbul: Memories of a City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFive Cities\u003c\/i\u003e emphasizes personal attitudes and reactions but has a wider scope of geography, history and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47559020445932,"sku":"9781783088485","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781783088485-tanpinar-s-five-cities.jpg?v=1776926660"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ahmed-hamdi-tanpinar.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}