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few months after the death of his
wife Thilda, with whom he lived for
50 .years, Yachar Kemal is a man
overwhelmed by grief, His feelings
are understandable; few wives play
such an important role in the life of a writer.
The daughrer of Sultan Abdul Hamid's
Jewish doctor, Thilda spoke perfect English and
French and was Yachar Kemal's eyes and ears
on the world, She kept him informed of the
new literary publications, translated his books
and protected him from intruders, But, despite
his sadness and the physical drawbacks of his
ROyears, Yachar Kemal is remarkably alert and
continues his writing in the big sitting room
and office that he shared with Thilda,
Kemal is working on the seco.nd volume of
a trilogy and remains an inexhausrible story-
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