
Amin Maalouf’s work Ports of the East is a historical and psychological novel that explores the impact of conflicts between different cultures, religions, and nations on an individual’s life. Published in 1991, novel examines the painful transition from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire to the emergence of modern, set against the geographical backdrop stretching from the Eastern Mediterranean to Europe during the first half of the 20th century. Maalouf masterfully treats themes of nostalgia for
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Ahsen Karakaş

Amin Maalouf’s novel The Ports of the East is a historical and psychological novel that explores the impact of conflicts between different cultures, religions and nations on an individual’s life. Published in 1991, the novel examines the painful transition from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire to the modern world, set against the geographical backdrop stretching from the Eastern Mediterranean to Europe in the first half of the 20th century. Maalouf masterfully portrays the longing for the past
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Ahsen Karakaş