Madonna in a Fur Coat

A beautiful honest and intriguing book written nearly a hundred years ago. Love and the pain that comes with it. I truly enjoyed and will keep this one on my top 5.

Until recently I'd never heard of this book .Somewhere I read about it and rather capriciously downloaded it.I'm glad I did .It's a fascinating book which I suspect many readers misinterpret. The first quarter of the book is a setup for what is to come. In 1940 Ankara a young would be writer who's down on his luck gets a job where he meets an older, mousy clerk .They become as close to being friends as the the extremely withdrawn older man is capable of being.The older man becomes seriously ill and the younger comes into possession of notebook he wrote some years earlier.This note book becomes the main section of the novel. Raif is an aimless young man who grows up in rural Turkey without any real ambition .He is profoundly disconnected from others. His father decides to send him to Germany so he can learn about the soap business.In Berlin he meets Maria and forms the deepest connection he's ever formed with another human being.This is where some readers lose the thread.If this is a romance novel ,it's a very unconventional one.Raif and Maria's relationship has a sexual element but it's not primary.Nor is it some high flying pure spiritual love.Raif and Maria are pretty strange birds and the key is they recognize one another. You know this isn't going to go well and it doesn't but not for the reason I anticipated. When the relationship crashes ,Raif is shattered and withdraws into a shell from which he never escapes. This is a sharp insightful book depicting a complex aspect of human feeling and interaction that is difficult to depict. It's not a simple love story.

Great writing and love story

Scratches, wrinkles, and scuff marks all throughout the book 🫤

This is my absolute favorite book. If your heart yearns for tender and devoted love, read it.

The writing itself - well done . I felt I was actually in the museum looking at "Madonna in a Fur Coat". The plot itself was rich in scenes of friendship, love, and pettiness. An excellent read!

there is no way to describe this book without experiencing it for yourself but suffice to say it changed me

This is a book of love, friends and loss. It explores the depths of your mind to find the true meaning of life. Raif is a man of hidden emotions. This novel explores the emotions and ups and downs of Raif's life, by a co-worker. At the end Raif realizes "Life is a game that is only played once , and I lost". I've never before read a book with the deep mentality of this book.

Omgggg this was so good

One of my favourite love stories. Simply written, with a simple story, but captivating none the less.

I’m so in love with this book!! As you can see, I took it everywhere with me to read it :)

le livre et la couverture est un peu abimée

Türkçesini okumuştum ama çevirisini merak ettiğim için ve tabi İngilizce öğretmeni olarak karşılaştırma yapmak için satın aldım. Uygun fiyata da almış oldum. Çevirisi çok güzel. Türkçesini anlamak daha zor olabilir genç okurlar için.