DRACULA IN ISTANBUL: The Unauthorized Version of the Gothic Classic | Official Book Trailer

For the first time in English comes a remarkable literary discovery. In 1928, Turkish author Ali Rıza Seyfioğlu pirated Bram Stoker’s DRACULA, rewriting it with new material, patriotic overtones, and Islam. A rare example of a “bootleg” novel, it’s also the first adaptation to plainly identify Dracula as the historical warlord Vlad the Impaler.

When a modern Istanbul is threatened by the invasion of an ancient vampire, three veterans of the Turkish War of Independence are thrust into a conflict with their nation’s hereditary enemy. Seyfioğlu boldly reworks Stoker’s classic tale, retelling it from the unique perspective of a people once routed by the real-life Dracula.

DRACULA IN ISTANBUL: THE UNAUTHORIZED VERSION OF THE GOTHIC CLASSIC also includes a foreword by ANNO DRACULA author Kim Newman, an introduction by Turkish translation scholar Şehnaz Tahir Gürçağlar, an afterword on the 1953 movie adaptation by film scholar Iain Robert Smith, and several rare photos from the film. From movie and vampire buffs to literary scholars, there’s enough here to delight all the children of the night.

(Photos of Ali Rıza Seyfioğlu courtesy of Osman Yıldız)

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You are what made me aware that this version even existed, so I suppose it only makes sense that you add the book to the English speaking world's library.

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Got my copy. It's actually quite fascinating. Amazing how many sequences you recognize from Stoker. Thank you for making it available!

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