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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Turkey bestrides literary stage, but can't avoid politics - Feature : Middle East World

"Turkey bestrides literary stage, but can't avoid politics - Feature
Posted : Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:54:34 GMT

Frankfurt - As guest nation at Germany's premier literary event, the Frankfurt Book Fair that ended Sunday, Turkey was certain to bathe in the literary limelight. Nobel literature laureate Orhan Pamuk was greeted as a "pop star," according to Turkey's Hurriyet newspaper, while contemporary Turkish authors trying to make an international name for themselves were almost mobbed."

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