Talk
November 28, 2024 / 18:00
The November guests of the Author-Editor Conversations, organized in collaboration with Pera Museum and Atlas Publishing Lab, are two authors: İlhami Algör and Vedat Ozan.
These two authors from various disciplines and genres are coming together to discuss İlhami Algör's newly published book from İletişim Publishing, Jül Vern Seyahat Acentesi.
“In Jül Vern Seyahat Acentesi, İlhami Algör follows the journey of a traveler. While Phileas Fogg, the protagonist of Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days, strives to circumnavigate the globe, Algör steps along with him through continents and cities. He critically examines Verne's narrative through the lens of the colonialism that dominated the period, while also creating an opportunity to understand the 19th-century, reflecting on its people, society, and issues. By delving into Victorian literary texts, films, places, and even emotions, Algör encourages readers who wish to accompany this journey to see more than what meets the eye.”
(Jül Vern Seyahat Acentesi, back cover blurb)
The event taking place at Pera Museum Auditorium is free of charge and does not require reservation. The event will be held in Turkish.
About İlhami Algör
Author İlhami Algör was born in 1955 in Suriçi. He studied Communication. He collaborated on documentaries with Süha Arın and Can Dündar. His books include: Çanakkale Yalı Hanı ve Han Sakinleri (Everest Publishing, 2007), Karabakal Ötüyor (Everest Publishing, 2008), Ma Sekerdo Kardaş? (Doğan Books, 2010; İletişim Publishing, 2018), Kalfa ile Kıralıça (İletişim Publishing, 2013), Fakat Müzeyyen Bu Derin Bir Tutku (İletişim Publishing, 2014), Albayım Beni Nezahat ile Evlendir (İletişim Publishing, 2015), İkircikli Biricik (İletişim Publishing, 2015), Hisli Kirpi (İletişim Publishing, 2021), Aziz İnsanlık - Okumalar, Değinmeler (İletişim Publishing, 2024).
About Vedat Ozan
Author, researcher, and perfumer Vedat Ozan is the founding instructor of the course titled The Cultural History of Scent and the Senses in the Graduate Program in Cultural Studies at İstanbul Bilgi University. He created and hosted the “Scent” program, which ran for over 150 weeks on Açık Radyo, as well as the 20-episode video series “Vedat Ozan ile Ufkun 2 Katı” on the Pena channel. Ozan's books, Kokular Kitabı, Kokular Kitabı Parfümler, Kokular Kitabı Kültürler, and Kokular Kitabı Lezzetler, were published by Everest Publishing. Among these, Kokular Kitabı Lezzetler was selected in the “Food Writing” category and awarded by the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in 2019.
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