One of Jusdanis' aims in this book is to explore the key role played by literature in the construction of cultural identities; more specifically, he probes into the relationship between literature and nation-building process by means of Greek modernization. Having finished reading his work, I have noticed millions of analogies between the procedure of Turkish and Greek modernization. Especially to those who are interested in literary history and its writing, Belated Modernity promises a rich reading.