Expatriate Stories - There is a World Underground

“We were going to talk about Istanbul. For those who stay far away, Istanbul's pavements are not broken, there is no mud and garbage on the streets; There is no suffering on trams and ferries. Instead of Terkos, kevser flows from the taps, the stunning southwest wind is a warm kiss, the biting north wind is a cool breath. Especially in the desert, when you talk about him, you always see syrup-coloured seas where white sails are floating, springs that jiggle like chandeliers, and girls whose words are as sweet as candy coming out of their mouths.” Refik Halid Karay
Refik Halid Karay, who depicts the Middle East, where he spent his second exile, with his powerful pen in Expatriate Stories, which is the continuation of Homeland Stories, embodies and conveys to the reader the longing for the homeland felt abroad with his lines of a memory character. In There is a World Underground, she gives life to the characters of Nihan and Nebil, who live outside the borders of their hometown, and deals with the longing for Istanbul among the themes of love, loneliness and adventure.



Number of Pages: 360

Year of Print: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İnkılap Kitabevi

First Printing Year: 2010

Language: Turkish