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Theory of Infirmity by Ersan Üldes [novel]
Hurufism by Ömer Tecimer [religion and philosophy]
Illegal by Bikem Ekberzade [human rights, photography]
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zafiyet kuramı
by ersan üldes
Zafiyet Kurami is hillarious, bold and creative.
Ersan Üldes walks on the very special road of Turkish
novel, which was opened by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar,
Oğuz Atay and Yusuf Atılgan, and he does not avoid
trying new paths as well.
Genre: Novel
233 pages
12.5 x 19 cm.
Year of Publication: 2007
ISBN: 978-975-8723-17-1
theory of infirmity
“the best turkish novel of 2007”
h.t.akarsu
“the criticism [in this book]
is very attractive with its humorous style.” ömer türkeş
Translator Meriç, the protagonist of the novel, makes changes on the novels that he translates from German
because of his strange rage against the authors. After a very weird day, he decides to be an author. Thanks
to his new apprehension to the art of novel, we are a witness of his life and the process of writing the novel
simultaneously.
Talking about the weaknesses of an individual in Theory of Infirmity, Üldes follows the most outstanding humoristic trend of Turkish novel and also does not avoid trying new paths. Having Üldes’ unique sound and style,
Theory of Infirmity is a fascinating satire on the generation clash, the literary society and the publishing market.
ersan üldes
Ersan Üldes was born in 1973. His first novel Native Film received The İnkılap Bookstore Novel Award in 1999. Ersan Üldes’
second novel Organization of Aborted Children was published
in 2004. He wrote novel critics for several book reviews and literary magazines. Üldes, who follows both the Turkish and world
novel closely and makes analysis on the novel theory, is writing
with a brave and austere humour apprehension and enforcing the
limits of novel. His last novel is Theory of Infirmity, published by
Plan B in 2007.
“his intent is not just presenting an interesting subject, but presenting a literary work of art.”
metin celal
hurufism
hurufilik
by ömer tecimer
A journey through the mystic world of letters
A detailed study on Hurufism, the Islamic philosophy,
which inspired many authors including Orhan Pamuk
and Elif Shafak.
Genre: Religion, Philosophy
226 pages
12.5 x 19 cm.
Year of Publication: 2008
ISBN: 978-975-8723-19-5
“a brave study on Hurufism
with no prejudgement”
Hurufism is a detailed study on Hurufi philosophy which has deeply influenced many heterodox religious movements, Sufism and especially Bektashi
order. The book is an attempt to cover the history and philosophy of Hurufism which tries to search the secrets of the universe in letters, analyzes the
relation between letters and numbers, and tries to find the mystic information
hidden in the Qur’an and the human face.
This Islamic philosophy travelling in the depths of the mystic world of letters
is compared to the Cabbalistic philosophy.
Throughout the history, people usually had approached Hurufism with
prejudices, and with incomplete or incorrect information. This book is a brave
study on Hurufism with no prejudgement.
ömer tecimer
Ömer Tecimer was born in 1952, in Istanbul. He has researched on
esoterism and religions for years. His first book, published by Plan B
in 2004, was Rose+Croix: Underground Resources of Western
Civilisation. The book was a great success that its second edition
was printed within one month. In his second book, Cinema: Modern
Mythology, which has been suggested as a reference book in several
universities, he focused on the phenomenon of initiation and The Hero’s
Journey pattern on the movie screen.
His last book is Hurufism. The works
by Tecimer, who studies delicate
subjects with an objective and scientific
method, attracts much attention from
the experts of the field.
Rose+Croix, 558 pages, ISBN: 978-975-8723-09-6
Cinema: Modern Mythology, 432 pages, 978-975-8723-11-9
yasadışı
by bikem ekberzade
for those who lost their lives
while searching a livable life...
“illegal people ... On paper, these people just do not
exist: they have not been recorded entering the country,
their places of residence go undocumented, most do
not have countries anymore, their children are stateless,
they cannot work, receive healthcare or education.”
Genre: Politics/Photography
84 pages
21.5 x 21.5 cm.
Year of Publication: 2006
ISBN: 978-975-8723-14-0
illegal
Illegal is a part of Ekberzade’s “Refugee Project” which is an internationally well known project attempting to
highlight the global refugee crisis. Starting at Albania-Kosova-Macedonia triangle, the project continued in
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Chad and Sudan. The last piece of the project was her book, Illegal.
She wrote and photographed two young African women who were illegal refugees and single mothers trying to
survive in Istanbul –Suad from Somali who has a six-month-old baby and Zimbabwe coming from Ethiopia with her
four-month-old baby. The book was originally written in English and translated into Turkish by the author herself.
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bikem ekberzade
She was born in 1971, in İstanbul. She had her master’s degree on
broadcast journalism from Boston University. She is the first woman
war photographer of Turkey. Aside from photographing wars and
humanitarian crisis she also reported on them.
She has worked for Associated Press, CNN and Newsweek; and
her works have also appeared in many international press organisations including New York Times, Times Picayune, The Boston
Phoenix and Christian Science Monitor. She was selected as the
Photographer of the Month by EPN World Reporter, the journal of
the European Press Network, in May 2002.
Her “Refugee Project” which was awarded several times by the
United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees was the cover
story of DoubleTake, exhibited at the Sundance Film Festival in 2002 (Utah, USA), at the Virginia Commonwealth University Gallery (Katar, Doha), and at the Oxford Museum in 2003. Illegal written and photographed
by Ekberzade is published by Plan B. Her new book about Darfur will be published in 2009.
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reviews of more than 50 titles, interviews and articles
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Messo, Emma Foulger, Altay Öktem, Ersan Üldes, Ömer
Tecimer, Orhan Kahyaoğlu, Bikem Ekberzade, Arzu Taşçıoğlu,
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Özçelebi, Emin Nedret İşli, Birgül Koçak, Duygu Tekgül,
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Founded in 2002 as an alternative to the traditional stricture of
Turkish publishing. It forces the limits of publishing and integrates
the books it published with events like international exhibitions,
parties and happenings.
The company has been publishing Turkish Book Review, the
first English book review magazine of Turkish Literature. It also
publishes books (literary fiction, politics, ecology, popular culture,
economics, religions and beliefs) and art magazines.
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asklepios
A magazine on the relation betwen art and medicine. It
received the Bronze Prize in 2006 Sappi European Printers
of the Year awards.
ISSN: 1304-0146
Print Run: 15.500
Published from 2002 to 2007
fiction
Works by celebrated authors
including Jonathan Lethem,
DBC Pierre, Toby Litt, John
Smolens, Stephen Amidon.
non-fiction
Globalization and its Discontents by J. Stiglitz,
The Age of Consent by G. Monbiot,
A Romantic Journey by Atilla Birkiye
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