Rain one Step Away by Melih Cevdet Anday (1915-2002) - 1980

93 pages. Small octavo (7 3/4" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. Translated by Talat Halman an Brian Swann. First edition limited to 500 copies. Melih Cevdet Anday was a Turkish writer whose unique poetry stands outside the traditional literary movements. He also wrote in many other genres which, over six and a half decades, included eleven collections of poems, eight plays, eight novels, fifteen collections of essays, several of which won major literary awards. He also translated several books from diverse languages into Turkish. Condition: Previous owner's name on title. Jacket soiled and stained, edge wear with small chips else a very good copy in like jacket.