Title: A puzzling English translation.
Product review: I suspect a far richer story awaits the fortunate reader of Turkish. I was knocked sideways by the "Douglas Fairbanks" reference and never felt I could trust the translator again. I am curious to know if others, able to read both the original and English versions might offer me additional insights? The story is interesting, some of the musings are exquisite and the rambling around Istanbul at all hours is delicious. That being said, is she [Guneli Gun] putting her own words [or lack thereof] into this author's writing? Her repetition of odd words, such as "geezer" led me to believe her English vocabulary is archaic. In an attempt to solve this additional mystery of The Black Book, I will read her own published work, trying to assume her writing style!
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