{"product_id":"istanbul-noir-9781933354620","title":"Istanbul Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Istanbul straddles the divide of Europe and Asia, and its polyglot population of 12 million seethes with political, religious, and sexual tensions, as shown in the 16 stories in this strong entry in Akashic's noir anthology series . . . a welcome complement to the mostly historical mysteries set in Istanbul.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAkashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with \u003cem\u003eBrooklyn Noir\u003c\/em\u003e. Each story is set in a distinct neighborhood or location within the city of the book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrand-new stories by: M?ge Iplik?i, Beh?et ?elik, Ismail G?zelsoy, Lydia Lunch, Hikmet H?k?menoglu, Riza Kira?, Sadik Yemni, Baris M?stecaplioglu, Yasemin Aydinoglu, Feryal Tilma?, Mehmet Bil?l, Inan ?etin, Mustafa Ziyalan, Jessica Lutz, Tarkan Barlas, and Algan Sezgint?redi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMustafa Ziyalan was born in Zonguldak, at the Black Sea coast of Turkey. He worked as a general practitioner and coroner in a rural Anatolian village. Now he lives and practices psychiatry in Brooklyn, New York. His poetry, short fiction, and essays have appeared in many literary periodicals, anthologies, and in book form. Amy Spangler was born in Ohio and first landed in Turkey as a high school exchange student in 1994-95. She continued to foster her ties with the country and her keen interest in its literature throughout her college years, promptly moving to Istanbul upon graduation in 1999. She still lives in the elusive and amorphous Istanbul.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50446174683410,"sku":"9781933354620","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_67f13984-d03a-49cd-b021-1640867b4016.jpg?v=1729705853","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/istanbul-noir-9781933354620","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}