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Vue de la Baie et du Quai de Therapia au Bosphore 539. 1890s
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Discover A Cloud in Love, a delightful tale by Nazım Hikmet, translated into English for the first time. A lyrical journey through imagination, tenderness and wonder, this enchanting story speaks to readers of all ages. Also available in audio.
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A Cloud in Love — a children’s tale by Nazım Hikmet 🎈
Translated by Evrim Emir-Sayers & narrated by David Selim Sayers.
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🎧 Listen to the audio version:
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📖 Read the story:
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Le cafetier ambulant 65. 1890s
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Vue de Pera et de l'Eglise Grecque Ste Trinite, prise de l'ecole Ste Pulcherie. 1900s
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The Maps of Matrakçı Nasuh, Ottoman Polymath 🗺
16th century map of Miyaneh, East Azarbaijan, Iran
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Research on Ottoman art gains recognition in philosophical circles: French translation of Evrim Emir-Sayers' "The Veil of Depiction: Painting in Sufism and Phenomenology" showcased on Les Livres de Philosophie. Highly recommended for art enthusiasts!
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Evrim Emir-Sayers : Le Voile de l'image: La peinture dans le soufisme et la phénoménologie les-livres-de-philosophie.bl…
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For all who love "Madonna in a Fur Coat", another literary gem is on its way. Sabahattin Ali’s "The Devil Inside" is coming soon in a superb English translation by Evrim Emir-Sayers & David Selim Sayers, the acclaimed authors of the introduction to "Madonna".
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Coming soon from PICT Books 🎈
Discover the next literary masterpiece by Sabahattin Ali, “The Devil Inside”, translated and introduced by Evrim Emir-Sayers and David Selim Sayers, authors of the acclaimed introduction to “Madonna in a Fur Coat”.
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A 17th-century Arabic manuscript comprising three treatises on astrology, astronomy, and timekeeping, offering a glimpse into the preservation of Islamic scientific knowledge in the Ottoman world.
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Kitab-ı Bahriye, (Book on Navigation) by Ottoman cartographer Piri Reis (1465-1555) 🗺️
Map of the Algerian Coast Around Oran and Mostaganem
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The Maps of Matrakçı Nasuh, Ottoman Polymath 🗺
City. Tarikh-i fath-i Şikloş ve Ustūrğün ve Ustunībelgirād, c. 1545
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A valuable open-access resource for researchers of Ottoman history, literature, and urban studies! David Selim Sayers’ "Tıflî Hikâyeleri" offers fascinating insights into the social and cultural life of early modern Istanbul.
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David Selim Sayers’ book Tıflî Hikâyeleri has been republished by PICT as a free PDF! The book explores Istanbul street culture in the 17th century and beyond. It also includes a substantial corpus of primary sources in transliteration!
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Coming this month: The Penguin Clothbound Classics edition of "Madonna in a Fur Coat" by Sabahattin Ali, an international bestseller now on the most select list of world classics translated into English, and the pride of Turkish literature!
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Fresh off the press: PICT’s advance copies of the Penguin Clothbound Classics edition of Sabahattin Ali’s Madonna in a Fur Coat, featuring a scholarly introduction by our very own David Selim Sayers. 🎈
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Kitab-ı Bahriye, (Book on Navigation) by Ottoman cartographer Piri Reis (1465-1555) 🗺️
Map of the Libyan Coast as Far as Benghazi
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The newly translated & illustrated French edition of "The Veil of the Depiction" opens a dialogue between Ibn ʿArabi, Bihzad, Matisse, Heidegger, Merleau-Ponty, and historians including the Ottoman Mustafa Âli for French-speaking readers.
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Le Voile de l'image: La peinture dans le soufisme et la phénoménologie 🎈
Evrim Emir-Sayers, Michael Barry (préface), Maria Matalaev (traductrice)
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