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The Madonna in the Fur Coat
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The Madonna in the Fur Coat
Sabahattin Ali · Yapı Kredi Yayınları · 1943
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The story of Raif Efendi—a man who, to outsiders, appears quiet, unassuming, and downtrodden—and the unique love story he shared with Maria Puder in Berlin during his youth, a tale that delved into the deepest recesses of his soul but ended in sorrow.
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“I made it my business to explain myself to people, but I realized that none of them understood me.”
“The most deafening sound in the world is the silence of a person in pain.”
“Judging someone without truly knowing them is sanctifying our own ignorance.”
“The fiercest storms break out on the seas that look the calmest.”
“Because we are afraid of losing, we choose never to live at all.”
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Sabahattin Ali delivers a literary slap in the face to prejudice. Inside Raif Efendi—whom the outside world labels “useless”—volcanoes are actually erupting. The author shows us just how repulsive that superficial system is, one that judges people solely by their outward appearance and social status. You’ll realize just how vast and fragile the worlds are within those quiet people you’ve carelessly passed by or belittled, and you’ll feel ashamed of your own arrogance. The greatest stories are hidden within the quietest people.