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Wikipedia article
'The Bastard of Istanbul' is a 2006 novel by Turkish bestselling author Elif Shafak, written originally in English and published by
Viking Adult. It was translated by Asl Bien into her native language Turkish under the title 'Baba ve Pi' in March 2006, and became a bestseller.
Summary
The story is centered around the characters of Asya Kazanc and Armanoush Tchakhmakhchian. It is set in Tucson, Arizona; San Francisco, California; and Istanbul, Turkey. The novel deals with their families and how they are connected through the events of the 1915 Armenian genocide. At age nineteen, Armanoush travels secretly to Istanbul to search for her Armenian roots.
Theatre adaptation
The novel was adapted into a theatre play in Italian language by 'Angelo Savelli' titled 'La Bastarda Di Istanbul', and was staged by Teatro di Rifredi in Florence, Italy. Its premiere took place on March 3, 2015 starring Turkish actress Serra Ylmaz.
Trial against the author
In June 2006, Kemal Kerinsiz, a nationalist lawyer, sued Elif Shafak for allegedly "insulting Turkishness" in her novel by dealing with the Armenian Genocide in the last years of the Ottoman Empire. The lawsuit was opened at Istanbul's Beyolu district court in accordance with Article 301 of the Turkish Criminal Code. After the prosecutor dropped the charges due to lack of insult, the lawyer refiled his complaint at a higher court, the Beyoglu 2nd Court of First Instance, in July 2006.
Shafak faced a sentence of up to three years in prison for the remarks made in her novel. In September 2006, the court, attended also by Joost Lagendijk, co-chair of the delegation to the EU–Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, acquitted her of criminal charges due to lack of legal grounds for the crime in question and insufficient evidence in the controversial trial.
Translations
* 'Baba ve Pi', by Metis (Istanbul, 2006)
* ' ', by (Beirut, 2006)
* 'La Btarde d'Istanbul', by Phbus (Paris, 2007)
* 'Der Bastard von Istanbul', by Eichborn Verlag (Frankfurt am Main, 2007)
* 'De bastaard van Istanbul', by De Geus (Breda, 2007)
* 'De volta a Istambul', by Nova Fronteira (Rio de Janeiro, 2007)
* 'Bastarden fra Istanbul', by Aschehoug (Oslo, 2008)
* 'La Bastarda di Istanbul', by Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli (Milano, 2009)
* 'La bastarda de Estambul', by Editorial Lumen (Barcelona, 2009)
* 'Bastardja e Stambollit', by Bota Shqiptare (Tirana, 2010)
* 'Bkart ze Stambuu', by Wydawnictwo Literackie (Krakw, 2010)
* 'Bastarden frn Istanbul', by Frlag 2244 (Stockholm, 2011)
* 'Kirottu Istanbul', by Gummerus (Helsinki, 2012)
* ' ' by Antares (Yerevan, 2012)
* 'Bastarda Instanbulului' by Polirom (Bucharest, 2012)
* by Shanghai Literature & Art Publishing HouseShanghai, 2014
* 'A Bastarda de Istambul' by Jacarand Editora (Lisbon, 2015)
* 'Istanbulsko kopile' by Laguna (Belgrade, 2012)
* 'To 'by A.A.Livani (Athens, 2007)
References
Category:2006 novels
Category:Novels by Elif afak
Category:Novels set in the United States
Category:Novels set in Istanbul
Category:English-language novels
Category:Fiction books about the Armenian genocide
Category:Controversies in Turkey
Category:Literature controversies
Category:Turkish novels adapted into plays
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