{"product_id":"many-and-many-a-year-ago-paperback","title":"Many and Many a Year Ago - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSelcuk Altun\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSongs My Mother Never Taught Me\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A deft, zinging whodunnit which is also a metaphysical puzzle worthy of the Oulipo group. Altun's prose has a dreamlike urgency; his novel is a major achievement.\"--John Ashbery\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This intelligent thriller from Altun, his first to be published in the U.S., nicely evokes modern Istanbul. . . . The lean prose and deft pacing make this more than a routine revenge tale.'\"--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKemal's friend mysteriously disappears, leaving him a generous allowance and the use of his large house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe discovers that his new dwelling involves an inheritance of $1.3 million, and a Russian nobleman's missing son. Kemal embarks on a missing person case that will bring chaos and romance to his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClues lead him from Istanbul to Buenos Aires, Boston, and eventually Baltimore, where Kemal visits the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum. There in the museum is a poster announcing the Nevar Foundation's offer of $200,000 to the winner of a first novel competition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKemal buys paper and a pen. He has decided to enter the Nevar competition with his first mystery novel, called \u003ci\u003eMany and Many a Year Ago\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSel uk Altun\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Artvin, Turkey, in 1950. Telegram published \u003ci\u003eSongs My Mother Never Taught Me\u003c\/i\u003e in 2008. He lives in Istanbul and is a retired banking executive and bibliophile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelcuk Altun was born in Artvin, Turkey. He lives in Istabul and Songs My Mother Never Taught Me was his fourth novel to be published in Turkish. He is a retired banking executive and a bibliophile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47248456876281,"sku":"9781846590672","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ZGtxUFE3V3NvZS9rdzlsRWNhamVyZz09.webp?v=1768635142","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/many-and-many-a-year-ago-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}