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Overview
Set in the mountains of Eastern Anatolia, Gemmo is the story of a Kurdish girl in the turbulent years of 1920s Turkey, when Kemal Pasha struggled to destroy Turkey's feudal system and to lead the country into the 20th century.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780720604245 |
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Publisher: | Owen, Peter Limited |
Publication date: | 01/01/1977 |
Pages: | 256 |
Product dimensions: | 4.50(w) x 7.50(h) x (d) |
About the Author
Kemal Bilbasar (1910-1983) was one of Turkey's most prominent and successful writers. Gemmo won many awards and has enjoyed immense popularity since its original publication in 1966, averaging one reprint per year
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