How Could the Popularity of Kurk Mantolu Madona in Turkey over the Last Decade be Explained?

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Boonpor, Jirapon (2017)

How Could the Popularity of Kurk Mantolu Madona in Turkey over the Last Decade be Explained?

Master thesis | Middle Eastern Studies (MA)

Kürk Mantolu Madonna is a love story written in Turkish language by Sabahattin Ali, a Turkish journalist, poet and writer who is remembered for his Leftist political stance and articulated criticism towards the Turkish Republic’s Kemalist one-party state. One of the most interesting aspects of Kürk Mantolu Madonna is that it was written over seven decades ago but over the last decade or so it has become extremely popular, exemplified by a myriad of posts about the novel on social media, in Turkey. This thesis is intrigued by the sudden, unexpected and unprecedented nature of the novel’s current becoming very popular. Hence, it sets out to address Kürk Mantolu Madonna’s present popularity by examining, through different academic lenses, various types of evidence such as publishing history, customers’ reviews, and social and political contexts.

Madonna in a Fur Coat

Author: Boonpor, Jirapon

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation: Middle Eastern Studies

Supervisors: Zurcher, Erik Jan

ECTS Credits: 20

Language: en

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How Could the Popularity of Kurk Mantolu Madona in Turkey over the Last Decade be Explained?