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Elias Kazantzoglou (Greek: Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου, IPA: [iˈli.as kazanˈdzoɣlu]; born September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003), known as Elia Kazan (/ ˈ iː l i ə k ə ˈ z æ n / EE-lee-ə kə-ZAN), was an American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by The New York Times as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and ...
1999-2004 Frances Kazan wrote “Letter from New York” for Cornucopia an English language magazine based in Istanbul. Frances Kazan was an original contributor to Self magazine; and one of her short stories was published in the Gallatin Review.(Vol.8 no.2 Spring 1989) Productions. 2004-5.
Halide’s Gift. Set in late Ottoman Constantinople Frances Kazan’s second novel is loosely based on the early life of Halide Edib and tells the story of two sisters “bound by an extraordinary friendship, and torn apart by their love of radically different men.”. Halide’s Gift was translated into seven languages.
Frances Kazan is currently working on a book of personal essays, two of these works have been added to the website. “Mittens” a remembrance of one of her cats and “Our First London Flat”, about apartment life in London when real estate was cheaper and more easily found.” Sanctuary for Families Frances Kazan recently received […]
SIDELIGHTS: The wife of well-known film director Elia Kazan, Frances Kazan is a former school teacher who later turned to writing fiction. Her novel Halide's Gift is set in Constantinople at the beginning of the twentieth century and features a young woman raised in a traditional Muslim home at a time when Western influences are beginning to ...
Works by Frances Kazan. Popular Recent. Halide's Gift: A Novel (2002) 68 copies. The Dervish (2013) 7 copies. Good Night, Little Sister (1988) 4 copies.
Sep 10, 2002 · Halide's Gift: A Novel. Paperback – September 10, 2002. by Frances Kazan (Author) 3.9 12 ratings. See all formats and editions. Set in Constantinople in the dying days of the Ottoman empire, Halide’s Gift is the story of a family with a secret, and a society in turbulent transition. At the heart of Frances Kazan’s beguiling novel are two ...
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