The book is a collection of stories that explores how a person’s physical path affects the city. Some places are as closely associated with a person as to be inseparable. Say “Rembrandt” and you immediately think of Amsterdam. How a city would has changed if Hemingway never lived in Pamplona?
Filled with engaging and colorful details, Başka Şehirler helps you travel through time to witness some of the most extraordinary and colorful events in world history. From the fascinating slopes of the European Alps to the vast deserts of Arizona, from the crowded sidewalks of Paris to the narrow streets of Palermo, twenty stories in the book tell also brief history of twenty cities. Some sad, some cheerful stories blend with cultures, politics and passion for travel.
Başka Şehirler inspires readers to follow in their favorite characters footsteps by visiting the real-life locations including Charles Bukowski’s Los Angeles, Marlene Dietrich’s Berlin, Oppenheimer’s Los Alamos, Hemingway’s Pamplona, streets of Prague, Los Angeles, Bern and others.
Remzi Gokdag could be described in many ways, but perhaps most efficient words are wanderer and wonderer: across territories, eras, peoples and cultural boundaries. He was born in Istanbul, Turkey. Before traveling the world, he was award-winning journalist. His journeys started when he started to work as a foreign correspondent across the Europe, US and Middle East in the 1990s. The experience has undoubtedly changed him. He is the author of four books. After living in Moscow, Los Angeles and Zurich he moved to Dubai, UAE and currently lives there. He may be there now but always in search for going sowehere else…
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The stories give a different perspective on the location as well as the person who had lived there. While offering an alternative to travel through written accounts of cities abroad, Başka Şehirler definitely inspires readers to explore these places.
You will discover a variety of different cities and their histories through the writers, artists, photographers and so many others.
The author will be your guide to these and other unmissable events. Whether you are a fan of traveling, literature or history, Başka Şehirler will satisfy your wanderlust and your thirst for knowledge with descriptions and biographical information about great personalities.
You, the reader, as the potential traveler will get a brief insight into what it was like to live in these particular times.
Başka Şehirler (Other Cities) offers colorful impressions of 20 names from 20 different places. Twenty stories explore the connections between past and today. Real events and people blends with culture, politics and history. The author follows the traces of historical figures and invites you to the journeys between reality and dream.
The stories give a different perspective on the location as well as the person who had lived there. While offering an alternative to travel through written accounts of cities abroad, Başka Şehirler definitely inspires readers to explore these places.
You will discover a variety of different cities and their histories through the writers, artists, photographers and so many others.
The author will be your guide to these and other unmissable events. Whether you are a fan of traveling, literature or history, Başka Şehirler will satisfy your wanderlust and your thirst for knowledge with descriptions and biographical information about great personalities.
You, the reader, as the potential traveler will get a brief insight into what it was like to live in these particular times.
Apart from the touristic routes known to everyone, the book tells the real history of life, the historical connections of places with people, and the moments that change the fate of the cities. The short, curious and exciting impressions will make you think twice when you travel to these places. The book is the ultimate guide to exploring history that unlocks the wonders of the past. Başka Şehirler gives you unprecedented access to a wide range of milestones, the historical connections of places with people, and the moments that change the fate of the cities.
You will remember once again the memorable footprints of these great personalities. You will see sections of your own life in the pages and explore the places you wonder. These stories can make us travelers instead of tourists. The book is for the avid readers who can travel by simply turning a page. Turn these pages, and they will take you around the world.
Remzi Gökdağ, the writer of the Sevgili Istanbul (Dear Istanbul), now visits different cities of the world, follows the traces of historical figures and invites you to the journeys between reality and dream. The stories in Başka Şehirler explore distance in all its forms: the emotional spaces and the gaps that emerge between who we were and who we are, the gulf between our private and public selves. The stories are stand-alone pieces where the tight focus on the author’s journeys give way to closely observed accounts of the lives of others. If you love traveling, know how to explore; you will find yourself in Başka Şehirler. If you’ve been at these places, you will refresh your memories, and if not, you will prepare for a fantastic journey.
