Collection begins with "The most beautiful sea hasn't been crossed yet". "Building and Builders" describes construction as challenging and difficult. "Don Quixote" portrays knight fighting against arrogant giants. "Invitation" celebrates freedom and brotherhood in Mediterranean
Born in Salonica in 1902, attended Galatasaray High School and Heybeliada Naval School. First published poem "Hâlâ Servilerde Ağlıyorlar mı?" in 1918. Served as teacher in Anatolia during National Struggle
Sabahattin Ali's "Madonna in Fur Coat" explores passion and invisible faces. Orhan Pamuk's "My Name Is Red" combines mystery, love and art in 16th-century Istanbul. Elif Shafak's "The Bastard of Istanbul" tells story of two families in Istanbul. Yaşar Kemal's "İnce Memed" follows rebel Memed against Çukurova order. Oğuz Atay's "Those Who Can't Hold" mocks petty-bourgeois world