[1930S HOLLYWOOD THROUGH THE EYES OF THE FIRST TURKISH SOCIETY REPORTER] Yildizlar arasinda: Holivuda giden ilk Türk gazeteci. [i.e. Among the stars: The first journalist to go to Hollywood]. Cover by Orhan Ural.
by TURAN AZIZ BELER, (Turkish high society journalist, author), (1912-1974?)
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Istanbul: Vakit Gazete ve Matbaasi, 1938. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First and only edition of this very rare 20th century Turkish-Americana, and the first book written to introduce the world of Hollywood to the Turkish audience, by the first Turkish society reporter. Turan Aziz Beler was a modern pioneer of magazine journalism in Turkey. Beler was born in Istanbul in 1912. He started his literary career as a journalist. His first novel "Sevda" [i.e. Love] also stands out but "Türedi Ailesi" [i.e. Türedi Family] brought him fame. According to Beler's foreword in the book, the purpose of his travel is to clarify all things known incorrectly about Hollywood in Turkey. He spent three and a half years in Hollywood with many celebrities and interviewed American stars. He examined the conditions under which American popular cinema was formed. According to his own statement, he expressed the witty language that he was grateful to Hollywood for not having gotten married or gotten beaten He has very interesting and funny wording in this 1930s Hollywood travel memoirs. This book caused him to be sentenced to two years in prison in Turkey according to contemporary sources. Paperback. Large roy. 8vo. (25 x 18,5 cm). In Turkish. 213, [3] p., many b/w plates.
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- Title
- [1930S HOLLYWOOD THROUGH THE EYES OF THE FIRST TURKISH SOCIETY REPORTER] Yildizlar arasinda: Holivuda giden ilk Türk gazeteci. [i.e. Among the stars: The first journalist to go to Hollywood]. Cover by Orhan Ural.
- Author
- TURAN AZIZ BELER, (Turkish high society journalist, author), (1912-1974?)
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Vakit Gazete ve Matbaasi
- Place of Publication
- Istanbul
- Date Published
- 1938
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- JULYAMERICANA ÖNT15 memories Memoirs Spain Geographic Geographical discovery Discoveries Travel Travelogue Memoirs Memories of the United StatesTurkey Journalist Journalism Hollywood Famous Actor Actress High Society Gossip Gossips Actresses Actors
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travels & Voyages; Americana;
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