- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Citlembik Publications (Oct 30 2006)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9944424013
- ISBN-13: 978-9944424011
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.1 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #890,014 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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What do you do with six kilos of unwanted yogurt, and two strange men who want you to pay them an outrageous three million Turkish liras for it? Kevin Revolinski knows, and does it, and lives to tell us all about it and his many other adventures in Turkey. Humorous, insightful, informative and sensitive, this fluently-written memoir gets deep into what makes Turkey the wonderful--if sometimes confusing and surprising--place that it is. (Tom Brosnahan )
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American English teacher spends a year teaching in Turkey. He and Turks he meets experience cultural shocks and miscommunications. A humorous west meets east tale.
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Especially recommended reading, Nov 4 2006
By Midwest Book Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Yogurt Man Cometh (Paperback)
"The Yogurt Man Cometh: Tales Of An American Teacher In Turkey" is Kevin Revolinski's memoir of what he saw and did as a faculty member of a private school In Ankara, Turkey, where he taught English to classroom students from 1997 to 1998. Kevin combines and chronicles his many adventures traveling as well as his memorable teaching experiences. Writing with an impressive candor about encountering Turkish culture, having cope with a new language, explorations of seeming timeless and surreal landscapes, making lasting friendships, even his attempts at cross-cultural flirtation and acquiring a taste for 'raki', "The Yogurt Man Cometh" is an entertaining as it is informative - as well as being especially recommended reading for anyone considering embarking upon their own business or recreational trip to Turkey.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Yogurt, futbol, amoebic dysentery, oh my!, Oct 25 2006
By Nonfiction Addict - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Yogurt Man Cometh (Paperback)
Kevin Revolinski's first day in Turkey as an English teacher is spent trying to make two Turkish yogurt salesmen understand that he doesn't really want to buy six kilos of yogurt. Intrigued? The adventures only get more interesting and personal from then on: from trying to teach Turkish children English while simultaneously learning about futbol and Turkish pop stars from them, to traveling in Syria and suffering a rather nasty bout of amoebic dysentery, Revolinski offers a no-holds-barred look at a country that doesn't get nearly enough attention in the travel writing canon. A quick, fun read, and one guaranteed to make you hungry for travel and new experiences.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Fantastic read, May 25 2007
By turk gelini - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Yogurt Man Cometh (Paperback)
This has got to be one of the most informative books on the adventure of teaching in Turkey -- and the funniest, too. Hopefully the author will write more!
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