{"product_id":"the-last-apartment-in-istanbul-by-defne-suman","title":"The Last Apartment in Istanbul by Defne Suman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eI was writing to her, so that she would know me not as this old person whose joints creaked when he rose from a chair, but as the real Pericles: the man who dreamt, deceived, envied, loved...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePericles Drakos has lived in the exquisite Circle Building for all of his seventy-five years. From its lofty windows, he has seen his little corner of Istanbul shift and transform. But as the area has become increasingly gentrified, Pericles has retreated into its shadowy corners. And when the pandemic hits, his isolation deepens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when Leyla, a sparky and beautiful thirty-something moves in, Pericles is enthralled. And when he discovers Leyla is a writer, he decides to put his own pen to paper and record his own fraught history: that of a Greek man subjected to the politics of oppression and intimidation in twentieth-century Turkey.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDefne Suman\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Istanbul and grew up on Buyukada. She gained a Masters in sociology from the Bosphorus University, then worked as a teacher in Thailand and Laos where she studied East Asian philosophy and mystic disciplines. She later continued her studies in Oregon, USA and now lives in Athens with her husband. Her English language debut \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of Scheherazade\u003c\/i\u003e was published by Head of Zeus in 2021. Find out more: defnesuman.com; @defnesuman\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2025\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apollo Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51174294520093,"sku":"9781035902385","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/5897\/files\/Screenshot2026-04-15at3.55.42pm.png?v=1776282981","url":"https:\/\/www.middleeastbooks.com\/products\/the-last-apartment-in-istanbul-by-defne-suman","provider":"Middle East Books and More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}