The Calligraphers' Night

1923. The young Rikkat is being brought up in the belief that her entire lifewill be devoted to the art of calligraphy. That same year Ataturks republicbreaks a... » 

1923. The young Rikkat is being brought up in the belief that her entire lifewill be devoted to the art of calligraphy. That same year Ataturks republicbreaks away from the Islamic tradition progressively abolishing the Arabiclanguage and scripts in favor of a modified version of the Latin alphabet. Oncethe sacred ministers of Allah calligraphers are now being marginalized andtheir schools closed. The resulting suicide of Rikkats mentor can onlyreinforce her spite for the new regime and her love for the ancient art she hasbeen taught since her childhood. Inspired by the life of the authorsgrandmother The Calligraphers Night is a breathtaking excursion into themysteries of life death and writing as an art. Yasmine Ghata is the daughterof the famed Lebanese poetess Venus KhouryGhata. The Calligraphers Night isher first novel. «