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Ban or a Taboo?
Maxims and epigrams by Bedrettin Simsek in La Rochefoucauld and Oscar Wilde style.
A unique example of ingenious creativity that brings together so many statements with wit, humor and irony, all of them belonging to the author.
This work also includes the chapter called ‘The Discovery of the Grim Reaper’ where the results of a study conducted by Wellcome Trust in the UK and published in Plos Biology journal in July 2013 can be read confirming Bedrettin Simsek’s thesis that ‘There is no soul coming out of the body at the time of death, but there is a wave of light entering the body’ which seemed crazy to most people at first. Because British scientists claim to have discovered the existence of the Grim Reaper by monitoring the death of worms under a microscope which showed that death appeared in the form of a wave, just like it was described in the "Miracle Device", the first story of Bedrettin Simsek’s book ‘The Poison of Love’ published in 2005.
‘Is it a Ban or a Taboo?’ includes quotes from author's books such as ‘The Sermon Book Of The False Prophet’ ‘The Discussion of an Atheist and Cleric’ ‘Crimes and Confessions’ ‘The Education of a Prostitute’ ‘The Poison of Love’ ‘A Ghost is Wandering in Ankara’ ‘Is Love a Madness?’ ‘The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Heaven According to Devil’
This book is especially for readers who look for works bringing philosophy, humor and literature together and also can be downright dangerous
For those who miss true literature in a sea of meaningless books.
A unique example of ingenious creativity that brings together so many statements with wit, humor and irony, all of them belonging to the author.
This work also includes the chapter called ‘The Discovery of the Grim Reaper’ where the results of a study conducted by Wellcome Trust in the UK and published in Plos Biology journal in July 2013 can be read confirming Bedrettin Simsek’s thesis that ‘There is no soul coming out of the body at the time of death, but there is a wave of light entering the body’ which seemed crazy to most people at first. Because British scientists claim to have discovered the existence of the Grim Reaper by monitoring the death of worms under a microscope which showed that death appeared in the form of a wave, just like it was described in the "Miracle Device", the first story of Bedrettin Simsek’s book ‘The Poison of Love’ published in 2005.
‘Is it a Ban or a Taboo?’ includes quotes from author's books such as ‘The Sermon Book Of The False Prophet’ ‘The Discussion of an Atheist and Cleric’ ‘Crimes and Confessions’ ‘The Education of a Prostitute’ ‘The Poison of Love’ ‘A Ghost is Wandering in Ankara’ ‘Is Love a Madness?’ ‘The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Heaven According to Devil’
This book is especially for readers who look for works bringing philosophy, humor and literature together and also can be downright dangerous
For those who miss true literature in a sea of meaningless books.
114 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 25, 2020
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About the author
Bedrettin Simsek
63 books8 followersBedrettin Simsek was a promising writer when his first two books were published by major Turkish publishers in 1996 and 1997. His combination of philosophy, humor, and literature set him apart from other writers, and he stood out for his skeptical attitude toward religion. When his third book, "The Discussions of an Atheist and a Clergyman" was published in 1998 by one of Turkey's leading publishers, he was sued over readers' complaints and both he and the publisher were sentenced to prison terms for insulting religious values. This sentence was suspended on the condition that he would not commit the same offense again and was noted in his record. His conviction made Bedrettin a criminal forever. All publishing houses closed their doors to him; he was excluded from the literary world. His later works were always rejected by publishers, some for fear of punishment, others for fear of reader reaction.
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March 5, 2021
"The first to enter hell are not those who do evil or sin, but those who didn’t do good although they were in a position to do it."
Is it a Ban or a Taboo? includes quotes and introducer of the author's books. I enjoyed this. There were a lot of beautiful phrases. I've highlighted quotes more than I expected, I only mention two of them.
"Dangerous Thoughts" and "Human Comedy" published in a single book in 2010, and There are stories like, "Crime And Confessions" and "A Ghost is Wandering in Ankara". I recently read two of them. "Is love a Madness?", "The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Heaven According to Devil", and I loved them. Also, I got very interested to read "The Sermon Book Of The False Prophet" and "The Education of a Prostitute". Sound very complaining.
"God must have thought of birds when he created the trees. That's why there is no tree without a bird and there can not be a world without trees. But the world can well survive without humans. Even the existence of the insect that attracts birds to the tree is more essential to nature than human. Indeed , if we were to be erased from the face of the earth today, the nature would continue functioning just the same. But if the bugs disappear, there's nothing left. Maybe the reason man is always looking for a place outside of this world, creating a heaven and a hell away from the earth is because there is no place for him in this world." (Human Comedy)
or maybe find a place on another planet!!!!
Thanks to Author and Netgalley, I have given an honest review of Is It a Ban or a Taboo? by Bedrettin Simsek.
Is it a Ban or a Taboo? includes quotes and introducer of the author's books. I enjoyed this. There were a lot of beautiful phrases. I've highlighted quotes more than I expected, I only mention two of them.
"Dangerous Thoughts" and "Human Comedy" published in a single book in 2010, and There are stories like, "Crime And Confessions" and "A Ghost is Wandering in Ankara". I recently read two of them. "Is love a Madness?", "The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Heaven According to Devil", and I loved them. Also, I got very interested to read "The Sermon Book Of The False Prophet" and "The Education of a Prostitute". Sound very complaining.
"God must have thought of birds when he created the trees. That's why there is no tree without a bird and there can not be a world without trees. But the world can well survive without humans. Even the existence of the insect that attracts birds to the tree is more essential to nature than human. Indeed , if we were to be erased from the face of the earth today, the nature would continue functioning just the same. But if the bugs disappear, there's nothing left. Maybe the reason man is always looking for a place outside of this world, creating a heaven and a hell away from the earth is because there is no place for him in this world." (Human Comedy)
or maybe find a place on another planet!!!!
Thanks to Author and Netgalley, I have given an honest review of Is It a Ban or a Taboo? by Bedrettin Simsek.
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