The Blue Tractor

by A. Yavuz Oruç

Another compelling book by A. Yavuz Oruc-the author of Tomris/October 1942. The Blue Tractor is a captivating historical fiction and psychological thriller that will keep you on edge page after page. It's about a father and son whose lives are intertwined through disconnected memories of the past and hopes of the future...

442 pages, Paperback

Published May 10, 2018

About the author

Yavuz Oruc was born in Ezinepazar, a small village of about 50 households in Anatolia where his father was the only elementary school teacher and his mother was a homemaker. His father was later appointed to one of the elementary schools in Amasya—a historical city in Anatolia where the Greek geographer Strabon was born and lived. Yavuz grew up and went to school there. One of his mentors early on was his English teacher who inspired him to enjoy reading and writing. Yavuz later graduated from Amasya High School and moved to Ankara where he studied and received his B.Sc. in electrical engineering at the Middle East Technical University. He then left Turkey and earned graduate degrees in the UK and USA. After receiving his Ph.D. at Syracuse University, he taught at RPI for five years and then moved to College Park, Maryland where he now lives, and serves as full professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Maryland. He served as a program director at National Science Foundation and holds a visiting professorship at Bilkent University where he spends his summers to write books and conduct research in his field of interest.

Reviews

[Gamze Golden · Rating 4 out of 5]

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