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Book Review by Darren Logan — An Oil Painter
If there is one thing which I love about this new cultural landscape of the internet we seem to inhabit more and more, it is the ability of cultural creatives, artists, musicians, writers, armchair...
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Yilmaz Alimoglu will present his book, Deserts and Mountains, at the...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE [Los Angeles, Feb. 28] Turkish author Yilmaz Alimoglu will present his book, Deserts and Mountains, at the Levantine Cultural Center, March 10, 7:00 pm, 5998 W. Pico Blvd., Los...
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Review of ‘Deserts and Mountains': Much like those taken by Coelho or Castaneda
Before I begin my review, I will confess that I identify with the protagonist Ali. Enough said. Ali is a man searching for answers. The jacket notes tell us he is a student of Sufism, and from this,...
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‘Deserts and Mountains’ Book Review: Who benefits from reading “Deserts and...
I have just finished reading “Deserts and Mountains” by Yilmaz Alimoglu. It is so full of surprises and sparks of wisdom, it beckons one to turn another page and read more. I recommend this novel to...
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A Review of Deserts and” Mountains: Deeper than Joyce By Rick Coanda, Ph.D
A REVIEW of “Deserts and Mountains, A Novel”, By Yilmaz Alimoglu, 798 wds By Rick Coanda, Ph. D In “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” James Joyce held that an artist’s job was to forge in the...
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A sermon, and Deserts and Mountains by Dick Moore
Lent 2, 2011 Who’s Included in the Promise? My journey of Lent started with an air flight to Los Angeles to visit my daughter and her family last week. I had packed the book Best Laid Plans and was...
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Rumi:There is neither Islam nor Disbelief in this place
O Friend! we are near you in friendship, Wherever you set foot, we prostrate ourselves like earth. How is it permissible, in the religion of love, That we should see your Creation and neglect to see...
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Presentation: Deserts and Mountains
A short presentation on some of the themes explored in Deserts and Mountains, a novel by Yilmaz Alimoglu. The story follows one man’s transformative journey through the past, during which he gains a...
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New Deserts and Mountains Book Review by Deborah Symons
For me, the primary allure of reading fiction is in the learning about the inner life of others: how their reflections might differ from my own and how they might be surprisingly very much the same....
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Embracing Greek Culture
“As a Turkish writer, you have positively embraced the Greek culture. Personally, I found the section describing Ali and Nour’s ascent to the Acropolis, not so much challenging on a literal level, but...
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