{"title":"Ihsan Oktay Anar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIhsan Oktay Anar\u003c\/strong\u003e invites readers into worlds where history merges seamlessly with imaginative fantasy. His works, such as \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Devices\u003c\/em\u003e, are rich with intricate storytelling that unravels the mysteries of human nature through vivid characters and eloquent prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBlending elements of folklore, philosophy, and adventure, Anar’s novels offer a unique journey into general fiction that challenges perception and celebrates the power of narrative. Ideal for those who seek thought-provoking and richly textured literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-book-of-devices-by-ihsan-oktay-anar-9786059389747","title":"The Book of Devices","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIhsan Oktay Anar's 1996 novella, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Devices\u003c\/em\u003e, is a skeleton key to the ever-inventive author's fictional world set in the Ottoman times. Here are the wonderful histories of the triumphs and tribulations of three Ottoman inventors, \"as reported by the narrators of events and relators of traditions.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBy turns humorous and touching, these interlinked stories are nutshells of vividly imagined past. While we follow Yafes Chelebi and his two successors in their search for the secret of perpetual motion, the crumbling empire undergoes drastic changes in the background and the city of their dreams, Istanbul, witnesses coup d'états, Westernising reforms, and the advent of technological innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWritten in a unique idiom that is both a tender mimicry and witty parody of Ottoman bureaucratic prose, \u003cem\u003eThe Book of Devices\u003c\/em\u003e is Anar at his imaginative best. One cannot help but wonder how a twenty-first-century author can dwell in the past with such ease and come back to the present, as in a Borgesian parable, with a cabinet of dreamy curiosities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47603207569644,"sku":"9786059389747","price":33.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9786059389747-the-book-of-devices.jpg?v=1778057561"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/ihsan-oktay-anar.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}