Alexander Christie-Miller
To The City: Life And Death Along The Ancient Walls Of Instanbul
Alexander Christie-Miller’s debut, To the City: Life and Death Along the Ancient Walls of Istanbul, is a breathtaking journey through Istanbul’s tumultuous past, vibrant present and imperilled future that unfolds beneath the ruins of its towering Byzantine land walls. A former correspondent for The Times who lived in Istanbul from 2010 to 2017, Alex weaves together momentous events such as its siege and capture in 1453 by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II with the stories of ordinary people living in the impoverished neighbourhoods surrounding the walls today. In conversation with writer and former broadcaster Louise Troup, he will discuss Istanbul, the magnetic pull it has exerted on travel writers for centuries, and the impossible task of capturing the spirit of this ancient capital and modern megacity.
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