Bedrettin Şimşek (Bedrettin Simsek) writes novels, essays, poetry and plays. His English editions include the titles below, listed on the Turkish books page. The catalogue links lead to Amazon; the downloadable English audiobook has its own page on this site. All English editions were translated by the author himself.
The Nose: Or the Comedy of Ghosts
This novel retells three Gogol stories on the threshold of the 1917 Russian Revolution, moving between dream and nightmare. English edition on Amazon.
The Killer Ghost: The Mysteries of Birth
A mysterious murder investigation leads towards the idea that birth is more mysterious than death. English edition on Amazon.
The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Heaven According to The Devil
The devil, usually accused without being allowed to defend himself, tells the story from his own point of view. English edition on Amazon.
Is Love A Madness?
The work brings poetry and fiction together in an account of love that is both tragic and comic. English edition on Amazon.
The New Divine Comedy
The New Divine Comedy is listed among Şimşek’s English editions in both the book catalogue and the site’s English selection. English edition on Amazon.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Bedrettin’s Version
Şimşek’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s play reworks its dialogue and plot around dream phenomena, adding dialogue and developing the comedy. English edition on Amazon.
Miracle Device: Or The Discovery of The Grim Reaper
This title appears in the site’s English selection and in the local catalogue of English editions. English edition on Amazon.
The Marquis de Sade’s Stratagem of Love
The Marquis de Sade’s Stratagem of Love is included in the catalogue and the site’s English-language book selection. English edition on Amazon.
The Disadvantages of Lack of Manners
This two-act adult comedy explores the immorality concealed beneath apparently honourable behaviour. English book edition on Amazon. A separate English MP3 audiobook is available through the site.
Sweet Fetish: Or the Quirks of Love
Sweet Fetish: Or the Quirks of Love is listed in the site’s English-language selection. English edition on Amazon.
The Nose: Molière Version
The Nose: Molière Version is listed separately from The Nose: Or the Comedy of Ghosts in the site’s English selection. Its Amazon link currently leads to the author’s Amazon book store.
Editions in other languages
The Turkish books page lists Turkish editions alongside editions in Italian, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese. It provides the available Amazon links for those titles.