Lady LifeAuthor :
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Published : Tuesday 14 March 2023
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Fazils comfortable existence studying literature is upended by his familys sudden financial ruin, followed swiftly by the death of his father. Forced to sell his belongings and move to an old boardinghouse, he discovers a new side of the city, populated by immigrants, poets, sex workers, and busboys, all struggling to get by. On a tip from a fellow resident, Fazil finds work to support himself through university, as an extra on a TV show, where he meets two women who will change his life. Sila, a striking young student, shares his love of Virginia Woolf and uniquely understands his current predicament: once well-off, she too has lost everything, after the government unjustly seized her fathers business. While they begin a tentative romance, Fazil is also drawn to the shows vivacious leading lady, Hayat, whose carefree, sensuous outlook differs so greatly from his own. Written from his prison cell, Ahmet Altans latest novel offers a witty, insightful view of modern Turkey and th
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