[CENSORSHIP / THE FIRST LESBIAN CHARACTER IN AN OTTOMAN NOVEL / MUASAKÂT-I NISÂIYYE] حمامجى الفت / Hamamci Ülfet

AHMED RÂSIM, (1864-1932). Ikdam Matbaasi [i.e., Ikdam Newspaper Press]., Istanbul, [AH 1338] = 1922. Original wrappers. Foolscap 8vo. (18,5 x 12 cm). In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). 76, [4] p. Some age toning to the front cover. Else, a very good copy. Early edition (second in the literature, the first in 1898 under the title only 'Ülfet' which was banned) of this first lesbian novella in Ottoman and Turkish literature written by Ahmed Rasim (1864-1932) who was an Ottoman liberal politician and writer, who wrote primarily about social issues. Hamamci Ülfet is banned work by Rasim when it was published first in 1898, which carries the traces of the Ottoman period, in which the lifestyles of lesbian women are explained without judgment using plain language. While the author talks about lesbian women of Istanbul without displaying a moralistic attitude, he also mentions the entertainment in Istanbul's baths, other entertainment venues, clothing and apparel, and the