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wi11owbird · 5 months ago

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Please read this book oh my gd I love it so much. The art is lush and well-researched, the story and characters literally moved me to tears the first time I read it (and came pretty damn close even on a second read), which is an accomplishment for me. It’s just such a pleasure to read. Heartrending and heartwarming both.

The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya {about the webcomic}

Historical romantic graphic novel epic about an Ottoman Turkish carpet merchant's life and love, fatal encounter with a vampiric djinni, struggle to reconcile his transformation with his faith; and as he migrates to the West, his interaction with the emerging phenomenon of Orientalism, while the spectre of his sire haunts his every step.

The story is complete and free to read online (on the original website and ebook). The English print edition is also available, as well as the upcoming French edition.

#please I’m begging I need to know ANYONE ELSE who’s read this book #it’s driving me crazy I love them so much and I CAN’T TALK ABOUT THEM WITH ANYONE #PLEASE PLEASE OLEASE PLEASPLEASE PLEES YOU WON’T REGRET IT I PROMISE #PLE #ASE PLEAS READ IT #also note to the author:#a) thank you for creating this lovely book <3 #b) I think the song Howdy Howdy by #Gillian Welch #and #David Rawlings #fits Zeynel and Ayşe really well #they both have thriving communities but they’re also both kinda lonely in their own ways #but they’re lonely together #and there’s a completeness and deep satisfaction in their relationship #gd their relationship is so good #it’s so so good #they love each other so much it destroys me #okay anywayyyy I reread it recently and was reminded how devastatingly beautiful it is #the carpet merchant of konstantiniyya #books #art #Art insp

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