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A Marriage Under A Comet episodes
- 20 min
- 24 min
- 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 - 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 - 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.
33 min
About A Marriage Under A Comet
From the publisher's feed
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/