A Fez Of The Heart: Travels around Turkey in Search of a Hat

by Jeremy Seal

Overview

Inspired by a dusty fez in his parents’ attic, Jeremy Seal set off in 1993 to trace the astonishing history of this cone-shaped hat. Soon the quintessentially Turkish headgear became the key to understanding a country beset by contradictions. “A modern travel classic” (Herald Express).

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780156003933
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	03/28/1996
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	677,377
Product dimensions:	5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jeremy Seal has written for numerous English newspapers. His first book, A Fez of the Heart, was chosen as a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year and short-listed for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award. His second book, The Snakebite Survivor's Club, was a New York Public Library Exceptional Book of the Year. He lives in Bath, England, with his wife and daughters.