{"product_id":"the-four-humors-paperback","title":"The Four Humors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMina Seckin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis wry and visceral debut novel follows a young Turkish-American woman who, rather than grieving her father's untimely death, seeks treatment for a stubborn headache and grows obsessed with a centuries-old theory of medicine.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] humane and refreshingly astringent novel.\" --Lauren LeBlanc, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty-year-old Sibel thought she had concrete plans for the summer. She would care for her grandmother in Istanbul, visit her father's grave, and study for the MCAT. Instead, she finds herself watching Turkish soap operas and self-diagnosing her own possible chronic illness with the four humors theory of ancient medicine. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso on Sibel's mind: her blond American boyfriend who accompanies her to Turkey; her energetic but distraught younger sister; and her devoted grandmother, who, Sibel comes to learn, carries a harrowing secret. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDelving into her family's history, the narrative weaves through periods of political unrest in Turkey, from military coups to the Gezi Park protests. Told with pathos and humor, Sibel's search for strange and unusual cures is disrupted as she begins to see how she might heal herself through the care of others, including her own family and its long-fractured relationships.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMina Seçkin\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer from Brooklyn. Her work has been published in \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's Quarterly Concern\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rumpus\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. She serves as managing editor of \u003ci\u003eApogee Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Four Humors\u003c\/i\u003e is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.19 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765818917152,"sku":"9781646221608","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2d44a4e0f8da560eb756be8ad78d19e6.webp?v=1780280819","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-four-humors-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}