Goodbye, East

The book "Farewell, East" deals with the modern era of Turkey that arose in the first half of the twentieth century, and raised the slogan "Farewell East" as part of its declaration of secularism. The writer Nicolas Haddad deals with this historical period in a tight narrative form, in which he reviews its historical landmarks and prominent figures, and presents it as a "preamble" to a new era, th...