| A Fez of the Heart Contributor(s): Seal, Jeremy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156003937 ISBN-13: 9780156003933 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $18.04 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1996 Annotation: Inspired by a dusty fez in his parents' attic, Jeremy Seal set off in 1993 to trace the astonishing history of this cone-shaped hat. Soon, the quintessentially Turkish headgear became the key to understanding a country beset by contradictions. Seal's investigations took him from the fez-topped headstones of Istanbul's ghostly cemeteries to the remote town on the Black Sea where Ataturk, the father of modern Turkey, first banned the fez in 1925. From there Seal traveled around the country, visiting eastern cities where intractable fez wearers were once hanged, exploring the troubled Kurdish southeast, watching the production of fez-shaped hats for whirling dervishes in the mystical central city of Konya. The result of his unusual journey is an engaging and agile mix of history and travel, politics and reportage. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Europe - General - Travel | Middle East - Turkey - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 914.961 |
| LCCN: 95047394 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.48" W x 8.58" (1.01 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Turkey |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Inspired by a dusty fez in his parents' attic, Jeremy Seal set off in 1993 to trace the astonishing history of this cone-shaped hat. Soon the quintessentially Turkish headgear became the key to understanding a country beset by contradictions. "A modern travel classic" (Herald Express). |
Contributor Bio(s): Seal, Jeremy: - Jeremy Seal has written for numerous English newspapers. His first book, A Fez of the Heart, was chosen as a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and short-listed for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. His second book, The Snakebite Survivor's Club, was a New York Public Library Exceptional Book of the Year. He lives in Bath, England, with his wife and daughters. |