Istanbul

by Ateş Orga

Book Overview

Istanbul, capital of two great empires, confluence of Asia and Europe, has called forth poetry throughout her long history, from paupers and sultans, natives and visitors alike. The silhouette of thousand-year-old domes and tapering minarets, the sunsets reflected nightly in a thousand palace windows and the bustle of her markets have inspired Sultan Suleyman, W. B. Yeats and Nƒzim Hikmet, amongst others, to salute one of the world's most remarkable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0955010594
• ISBN13: 9780955010590
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Eland Publishing
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.1" x 5.9"