The mysterious woman who inspired a bestselling novel

A romantic novel written more than half a century ago is so popular in Turkey that it has topped the country's bestseller list for the past three years. Young people today seem to relate to the author, who was repeatedly censored, jailed and ultimately shot in mysterious circumstances. Now, for the first time, "Madonna in a Fur Coat" is being published in English.
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