Woman with Makeup

It was morning in the bay. The waters were the color of plums; now they were painted a shaggy and icy green, like rose almonds, then they took on the warm color of azure, which is thought to retain its inner heat even in the coldest weather, and resembles a drop of blue blood; They gave up on that too, I thought that a pine forest, lying on its side, was melting and gurgling with an effect I did not know: 'I understand,' I said, 'nature is experimenting with the dyes it will use here. I'm in the laboratory of creation!' The waves rustled and applauded my words.”

The Make-Up Woman, whose only edition was published in 1943, meets the readers again after many years! In The Woman with Make-up, which consists of independent articles, Refik Halid Karay deals with themes such as Istanbul, human conditions, love, beauty, art, food and drink, flattery, and clothing. With his mastery of using Turkish, original descriptions, and richness in details, he takes the reader on a very enjoyable journey among interesting portraits, ideas, and places.

Born in 1888 in Beylerbeyi as the son of Serveznedar Mehmed Halid, Refik Halid's maternal side is based on the Crimean Girays; His father's side is from the Karakayış family, a branch of which migrated from Mudurnu to Istanbul in the late 18th century. The writer, who studied at "Galatasaray Sultanisi" and "Mekteb-i Hukuk", started journalism during the Constitutional Monarchy. He quickly became famous with his satirical writings and became one of the founders of the "Fecri Âti" literary group. As a result of his satires and political articles written under the name "Hedgehog", he was exiled for five years in various provinces of Anatolia by the Union and Progress government, but was able to return to Istanbul in the last year of World War I. Upon his return, Refik Halid worked as a teacher at Robert College, as editor-in-chief of Sabah newspaper, and as General Manager of Post-Telegraph twice, and during this period he published the humor magazine "Aydede".

The author, who had to leave the country due to his political writings and views, settled in Aleppo and contributed to connecting Hatay to Turkey with his articles and works in the "Vahdet" newspaper he published. Refik Halid, who returned home in 1938, wrote daily articles in magazines and newspapers and wrote about 20 novels.

Refik Halid, who carries the time period from the Constitutional Monarchy to the Republic in his works of different genres with his strong observation ability and the richness of his language, describes the reality of Anatolia in Homeland Stories; In his works such as Homeland Stories and Exile, he brought together deep longing for his homeland with literature. In the author's humorous works such as Ago Pasha's Memoirs and What the Hedgehog Said; In his chronicles such as A Fistful of Nonsense and Woman with Make-up; In his memoirs titled Minelbab İlelmihrab and A Lifetime, his versatile and colorful narration enables him to illustrate the social-political environment. In his novels such as Anahtar, Nilgün, Two-Body Woman, Lover of 2000 Years, and Today's Palacelisi, he combines his descriptive talent and creativity in gripping fictions, and deals with individual relationships in general and male-female relationships in particular, in depth in space-time dimensions, and focuses on the periods and places in which the novels are set. It enriches its narrative by including fine details.

Author Refik Halid, who died in Istanbul on 18.7.1965, is one of the most powerful names in Turkish literature with the sharpness of his opposition pen, clean Istanbul Turkish, colorful expression, power of description and creativity. The author is in our publishing house with all his works.



Number of Pages: 214

Year of Printing: 2011


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İnkılap Kitabevi

First Printing Year: 2011

Language: Turkish