Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar

The Time Regulation Institute

Satirical novel about a bureaucratic institute regulating time and the absurdity of control

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Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar

Turkish novelist and poet whose The Time Regulation Institute is a satirical masterpiece about the conflict between tradition and modernity in Turkey. His novel A Mind at Peace is a lyrical meditation on Istanbul and cultural memory.

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