by Juan Goytisolo · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432049071
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«Estambul otomano» is the historical essay by Juan Goytisolo, published by Planeta in paperback (150 pages, in Spanish).
The book approaches Istanbul as a crossroads of cultures and a stage for the encounter between East and West. Goytisolo traverses the Ottoman city from Topkapı Palace to popular spaces, and reflects on the image of the «Turk» constructed by the European Orientalist gaze, vindicating the uniqueness of the Ottoman world.
Work belonging to the collection «Ciudades en la historia». First edition published in 1989 by Planeta, with bibliography and index.
For readers interested in the history of Istanbul, the Ottoman Empire, and Juan Goytisolo's critical view of relations between East and West.
Juan Goytisolo Gay was a Spanish poet, essayist, and novelist. He lived in Marrakesh from 1997 until his death in 2017. He was considered Spain's greatest living writer at the beginning of the 21st century, yet he had lived abroad since the 1950s. On 24 November 2014 he was awarded the Cervantes Prize, the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world.
