PRE-ORDER: Madonna in a Fur Coat by Sabahattin Ali

'It is, perhaps, easier to dismiss a man whose face gives no indication of an inner life. And what a pity that is: a dash of curiosity is all it takes to stumble upon treasures we never expected.'

A shy young man leaves his home in rural Turkey to learn a trade in 1920s Berlin. The city's crowded streets, thriving arts scene, passionate politics and seedy cabarets provide the backdrop for a chance meeting with a woman, which will haunt him for the rest of his life. Emotionally powerful, intensely atmospheric and touchingly profound, Madonna in a Fur Coat is an unforgettable novel about new beginnings and the unfathomable nature of the human soul.

With an introduction by David Selim Sayers

REVIEWS

"You think you know yearning . . . you think you know the fleeting nature of happiness . . . you think you know unrequited love, you think you know lyrical writing . . . and then you read Madonna in a Fur Coat." - Jack Edwards

"The surprise bestseller ... read, loved and wept over by men and women of all ages." - Guardian

"Moving and memorable, full of yearning and melancholy ... reading it is like taking a literary minibreak." - Fiona Wilson ― The Times

PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics
ISBN:  ‎978-0241422267
Pages: 192