The Search for Ancient China

The Search for Ancient China is a work that enables the reader to explore the extensive historical past and culture of ancient China, which had remained as a mystery to Westerners for centuries. Archaeologist and sinologist, Corinne Debaine-Francfort, reveals the splendours of Ancient China to modern eyes. From the celebrated terracotta army of Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor, to the great bronze bells of Marquia Yi of Zeng, to the extraordinary jade burial suit of Prince Liu Sheng, recent archaeological excavations have yielded treasures of untold grandeur. This is a read that will prove to be marvellous adventure in itself.    .  

Author: Corinne Debaine-Francfort
160 pages


The Loner at Lake Leman

The Loner at Lake Leman is a collection of experimental works by Uğur Kökden, where he describes not only the wealth of natural beauties of Switzerland, but delves into its heritage of historical culture and the social aspects of life that are available and organized for the residents. Kökden takes us through the streets as if we were on a guided tour while pointing out the cultural events available as well as adding anecdotes of historical facts. He also explains the special aspects of Switzerland as a country that has evolved into a country that is a home to world citizens and how they host; provide rights and services to all the foreigners residing in their country. The world citizens Switzerland has hosted include many famous writers, political figures, artists such as Rousseau, Nâzım, Hemingway, Lenin, Holbein, Brecht, Thomas Mann, Silone, Borges, Musil and Chaplin, some of whom became permanent settlers, others resided here temporarily and yet some were merely taking sanction as refugees in this unique country.

Author: Uğur Kökden
304 pages

The Garden within the child

“The Garden Within the child”, first published in 1982, is the only novel of Feyyaz Kayacan (1919-1993), though he was one of the most famous names in Turkish story writing during the period after Sait Faik, known as “The story version of the New Second Period”.

The following statement made by Selim İleri about the stories of Kayacan are valid for “The Garden within the Child” as well:
“The first words that come to mind when asked to sum up the stories of Feyyaz Kayacan are; ironic as well as poetic, yet an almost dustily old love of melancholy, which bubbles from within with an adventurous sense of innovativeness....”

On the other hand, Feyyaz Karacan described his own novel as: “The Garden within the Child” as a dual sided work which has a side that is reminiscent of Kafka and another that reflects ancient comics. These two different elements change places and have an altering affect on each other throughout the book.”

Author: Feyyaz Kayacan
168 pages

Case Histories

Case Histories is a crime novel which details developments in three apparently disparate cases, including two murders and a missing person, that had previously been investigated and closed as unsolved cases. Despite their diversity these cases appear to be connected on many levels upon closer examination.
The first case is about Olivia’s family, who disappeared without a trace at the age of three.  Her two older sisters, Julia and Amelia, decide to hire a private detective following the death of their father, thirty four years after the disappearance of Olivia, to find out the truth behind their younger sister’s mysterious case. The second story revolved around lawyer Theo Wyre and the brutal murder of his much loved daughter Laura, ten years ago. It appears at first that Laura had no known enemies and was a very ordinary girl who had just graduated from high school and had started to work at her father’s law firm. The third case is about a murder where the murderer and the victim have supposedly been identified.  Kate, at the young age of 18 had murdered her husband, as the result of a nervous breakdown, with an axe. Their baby, who was only a few months old at the time had also disappeared after the murder.

Author: Kate Atkinson
396 pages