Secrets of a Vanishing Country: Fairy Tales for Adults

by Pelin Turgut, Bülent Gültek (Illustrator)

"Pelin Turgut's stories for grownups will take you on a magical journey." - Time Out Istanbul A country is mysteriously fading at its edges. Deep in the northern mountains, a group of storytellers congregate in a strange hotel. Their task is to tell forgotten stories. A youthful giant who sleeps under Istanbul, a tiny mute girl who emerges from the Black Sea, a melancholic billboard pin-up who speaks. There are many worlds in the Vanishing Country and they weave through each other like threads in a giant tapestry. The book evokes myth and fabulism in the fabric of contemporary Istanbul to remind us that places have spirits and humans need stories to remember who they are.

67 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 6, 2020

Reviews

[Nadine Hansen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fabulous read!

Travel across time, through tales, myths and parables to discover a little taste of the mystical orient...Istanbul and Turkey, the past and the present, truth and fantasy intertwined and explored through a rich tapestry of talented story telling.

[Turgay Bayindir · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book of modern fairy tales

[Selin Gültek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yetişkinlere masallar, güzel mi güzel ilüstrasyonlar... Bülent Gültek