Memoirs of Ago Pasha

'Oh, the kindness of the ladies of those days, the beauty of those aunts, those saz orgies and halva conversations! ... Well, that effective sentence I memorized was beneficial not only to me, but also to my master. The sultan of the time had enriched him with rank, status and wealth; his chest was filled with insignia. I think even I was given an honorary title, but now it's just:

Ago! Ago! They don't address me as those complicated-tongued, thin-waisted, golden-haired, delicate, kind, gentle Circassian girls:

Ago Pasha! ' they were calling like this, caressing like this, kissing like this.'

Refik Halid Karay, one of the writers who used Istanbul Turkish most beautifully, describes the life, traditions and habits of the 1920s with a humorous perspective and style in Ago Pasha's Memoirs.



Number of Pages: 200

Year of Printing: 2009


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İnkılap Kitabevi

First Printing Year: 2009

Language: Turkish