Stratis Tsirkas – Drifting Cities: Alexandria 2012 Turkish Book Turkey

Stratis Tsirkas – Drifting Cities: Alexandria (Başıboş Kentler 3: İskenderiye) – Can Yayınları Edition (2012)

Description:

This is the 2012 Turkish edition of Drifting Cities: Alexandria (Başıboş Kentler 3: İskenderiye), published by Can Yayınları. The novel is written by Stratis Tsirkas, one of the most important modern Greek-language authors of the twentieth century. His works are renowned for their political depth, psychological complexity, and vivid portrayals of the Eastern Mediterranean during times of war and upheaval.

İskenderiye is the third volume of the acclaimed Başıboş Kentler (Drifting Cities) trilogy. Set during the turbulent years of the Second World War, the novel takes place in the cosmopolitan city of Alexandria, where political intrigue, espionage, ideological conflict, and personal drama intersect. Through a diverse cast of characters—including intellectuals, soldiers, exiles, and political activists—the novel explores the tensions created by war, displacement, loyalty, and competing political visions. Blending historical reality with literary sophistication, Tsirkas creates a rich portrait of a city caught between cultures, identities, and historical forces.

Stratis Tsirkas was a Greek-Egyptian novelist, critic, and essayist whose writings focused on the political and social transformations of the modern Mediterranean world. The Başıboş Kentler trilogy is widely regarded as his masterpiece and occupies a significant place in modern Greek literature.

This Can Yayınları edition presents the concluding volume of an ambitious literary trilogy that combines historical insight, political reflection, and compelling storytelling.

Key Features:

• Title: Drifting Cities: Alexandria (Başıboş Kentler 3: İskenderiye)

• Author: Stratis Tsirkas

• Publisher: Can Yayınları

• PublicationYear: 2012

• Language: Turkish

• Format: Paperback

• Genre: Historical Fiction; Literary Fiction

• Series: Başıboş Kentler (Drifting Cities) Trilogy – Volume 3

• Topics: World War II; Exile; Politics; Mediterranean history; Cultural identity

• Themes: War; Displacement; Loyalty; Ideology; Human resilience

• Setting: Alexandria during the Second World War

• Literary Style: Historical; Political; Psychological

• Literary Significance: Final volume of one of the most acclaimed trilogies in modern Greek literature

• Educational Value: Offers insight into wartime Mediterranean history and the political struggles of the era

• Collectibility: Turkish edition of the concluding volume of Stratis Tsirkas's landmark trilogy