A Marriage Under A Comet

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One of Turkiye's most influential authors and often likened to Charles Dickens, Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar addressed issues like superstition, class struggles, and gender dynamics with a mix of realism and humor. Set in Istanbul, this sharp and humorous satirical story captures the hysteria surrounding the predicted approach of Halley's Comet in 1919. Against a backdrop of apocalyptic fears and superstitions, the story follows İrfan Galip, a modern - yet conservative - young man, as he navigates his budding romance with a mysterious woman. Listen to the whole book on https://www.outlandia.media/

Episodes

  1. 01/17/2025

    Chapter 5 - Irfan's Dream

    Irfan details his visions of apocalypse.

    19 min

  2. 01/17/2025

    Chapter 4 - The Lecture Gets Scary

    Irfan's lecture takes a dark turn

    23 min

  3. 01/17/2025

    Chapter 3 - The First Lecture

    Irfan begins to explain to the women of Istanbul the likelihood of Halley's Comet wiping out life as we know it on planet Earth.

    20 min

  4. 01/17/2025

    Chapter 2 - Introducing Irfan Galip

    An intimate portrait of our protagonist - Irfan Galip Bey - and his views on life, marriage and his annoying tendency of falling in love too quickly.

    16 min

  5. 01/17/2025

    Chapter 1 - The Old Ladies of Istanbul

    The old ladies of Istanbul have a chat about Halley's Comet and whether it's likely to crash into the Earth.

    32 min
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One of Turkiye's most influential authors and often likened to Charles Dickens, Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar addressed issues like superstition, class struggles, and gender dynamics with a mix of realism and humor. Set in Istanbul, this sharp and humorous satirical story captures the hysteria surrounding the predicted approach of Halley's Comet in 1919. Against a backdrop of apocalyptic fears and superstitions, the story follows İrfan Galip, a modern - yet conservative - young man, as he navigates his budding romance with a mysterious woman. Listen to the whole book on https://www.outlandia.media/

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