A Fez of the Heart - Travels around Turkey in Search of a Hat

Inspired by a dusty fez in his parents' attic, Jeremy Seal set off in 1993 to trace the astonishing history of this cone-shaped hat. Soon the quintessentially Turkish headgear became the key to understanding a country beset by contradictions. ?A modern travel classic? (Herald Express).

About the author

Jeremy Seal has written for numerous English newspapers. His first book, A Fez of the Heart, was chosen as a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and short-listed for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. His second book, The Snakebite Survivor's Club, was a New York Public Library Exceptional Book of the Year. He lives in Bath, England, with his wife and daughters.

Summary

Inspired by a dusty fez in his parents’ attic, Jeremy Seal set off in 1993 to trace the astonishing history of this cone-shaped hat. Soon the quintessentially Turkish headgear became the key to understanding a country beset by contradictions. “A modern travel classic” (Herald Express).

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy Seal
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.03.1996
• EAN: 9780156003933
• ISBN: 978-0-15-600393-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Weight: 386 g
• Subjects: Travel > Travel guides > Europe; Ottoman Empire, Memoirs, Middle East, Travel writing, Turkey, Reference works, General and world history, Travel and holiday, Biography: historical, political and military, Polar regions, Places and peoples: general and pictorial works, HISTORY: WORLD, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Historical, TRAVEL: Essays & Travelogues, TRAVEL: Reference, TRAVEL: Middle East / General, TRAVEL: Polar Regions, HISTORY: Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs