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Irfan Orga

Portrait of a Turkish Family

Portrait of a Turkish Family

An autobiographical memoir by Irfan Orga detailing his family's life in Istanbul during the decline of the Ottoman Empire.

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    “A tragic memoir that reads like a fiction novel. Writing feels like you’re reading a painting if that makes sense.”

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