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Book SynopsisCharles King brings to life a remarkable era when a storied city stumbled into the modern world and reshaped the meaning of cosmopolitanism.
Trade Review"Intrigue, violence, sex and espionage, all set against the slow dimming of Ottoman magnificence. I loved this book." -- Simon Winchester
"Mr King has found a winning formula for depicting the micro- and macro-history of one of the world’s most seductive places." -- The Economist
"King’s wonderful book, as rich in historic moments as it is in squalor, may have got closer to Istanbul’s enduring spirit than any other." -- The Sunday Telegraph
"Charles King’s lively and intelligent book…" -- The Times
"Charles King has combed out the threads of this complex and highly nuanced story in a hugely enjoyable, magnificently researched and deeply absorbing book." -- The New York Times
"The excellent and timely
Midnight at the Pera Palace, by Charles King, goes for a wider view, offering a fascinating take on the period and the characters that passed through the city." -- Cornucopia
"A superb portrait of interwar Istanbul... It [
Midnight at the Pera Palace] succeeds brilliantly in portraying the eclipsed city in the Twenties and Thirties, when bars, jazz clubs, beauty contests and brothels all proliferated." -- The Sunday Telegraph
