An artwork on a Penguin Classics cover.
Artist and photographer Ali Alışır’s artwork has been selected for the cover of Penguin Classics’ forthcoming English-language edition of Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil’s The House on the Bosphorus (Forbidden Love). Published by Penguin Classics, the new edition brings one of the landmark works of Turkish literature to an international readership, translated by Douglas Scott Brookes with an introduction by Merve Emre. The cover artwork by Alışır establishes a visual dialogue with the novel’s world: Istanbul, memory, desire and the fragile tension between tradition and modernity. Through its sculptural figure, flowing fabric and restrained atmosphere, the image offers a contemporary interpretation of the emotional and cultural landscape surrounding Uşaklıgil’s novel. For Alışır, the collaboration also marks a significant meeting point between visual art and literature, allowing an independent artwork to acquire a second life as part of the visual identity of a Penguin Classic. Cover Artwork: Ali Alışır Book: The House on the Bosphorus (Forbidden Love) Author: Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil Publisher: Penguin Classics Translation: Douglas Scott Brookes Introduction: Merve Emre
