{"product_id":"not-constantinople-hardcover","title":"Not Constantinople - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNick Bredie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFred and Virginia, two expatriates living in Istanbul and working at the university, come home one night to find their apartment occupied by a family of Greeks. Barred by a quirk of Turkish law from evicting them, Fred comes to a strange kind of understanding with their new squatters; looking to make his fortune before returning to the States, he starts a paper-writing racket with the Greek patriarch, selling term papers to his own university students. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetween get-rich schemes and run-ins with Kurdish separatists, Fred watches the transformation of his new city as historic neighborhoods are gobbled up by greedy developers and the city's rapacious elite. Lauded by T.C. Boyle as \"utterly charming,\" \u003ci\u003eNot Constantinople\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of a region in transition and the uncertainty of life in a foreign country.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Bredie\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer who lived and worked in Istanbul, Turkey from 2010 to 2013. Currently he is a University Fellow at the University of Southern California. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Nora Lange, and their dog. \u003ci\u003eNot Constantinople\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.7 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 13, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700471238719,"sku":"9781941088753","price":32.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/a1889712102e867d8c78e1b56f754cfb.webp?v=1765016872","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/not-constantinople-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}