Istanbul Was a Fairy Tale Slovenian Literature Series and time and art

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two retired clerks who set out in a search for truth and knowledge with persistent optimism in light of the fact that each new attempt at learning about the world ends in disaster

Edited by acclaimed Bosnian novelist and MacArthur "Genius-Award" winner Aleksandar Hemon

In the spirit of Italo Calvino and Georges Perec

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Istanbul Was a Fairy Tale Slovenian Literature Series and time and artIstanbul Was a Fairy Tale tells the stories of three generations of a Jewish family, from the 1920s to the 1980s. Istanbul Was a Fairy Tale tells the stories of three generations of a Jewish family, from the 1920s to the 1980s. Istanbul is their only home, and yet they live in a state of alienation, isolating themselves from the world around them. As witness, observer, and protagonist, the narratorat once inside and outside his storyrecords their many