Frances Kazan

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February 22, 2019 by peter

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English born Frances Kazan is a writer, lecturer, producer and arts supporter. Her most recent novel, The Dervish, is an adventure story set in Istanbul and Angora, modern day Ankara, in 1919, during the rise of Ataturk and the creation of Modern Turkey.

Bio.

HalideMs. Kazan’s beloved work, Halide’s Gift, is based on the early life of Halide Edib.

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Recent Posts

  • A Little Glass of Port
  • Helping Writers become Authors
  • “Visiting Turkey and Discovery” — my blog post at Fresh Fiction

Reviews

Kazan has written a politically intriguing and uniquely stylized novel with a subject matter that is refreshingly untrodden. A master of Turkish studies, she conveys this story with the mystique of billowing incense. (review of Halide’s Gift)

— Elsa Gaztambide

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