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Demirtas, Selahattin, 1973-
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Turkey -- Fiction.
Middle East -- Fiction.
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Demirtas, Selahattin, 1973-
Turkey -- Fiction.
Middle East -- Fiction.
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Dawn : stories /
Selahattin
Demirtas
; translated from the Turkish by Amy Marie Spangler & Kate Ferguson.
by
Demirtas
,
Selahattin
,
1973-
SJP for Hogarth, 2019.
Call #:
FICTION DEM
Subjects
Turkey -- Fiction.
Middle East -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780525576938 (hc.)
Uniform title:
Seher. English
Description:
162 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Originally published in Turkey in the Turkish language under title: Seher by Dipnot Yaymlari, Ankara, Turkey.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
The man inside -- Seher -- Nazan the cleaning lady -- It's not what you think -- Greetings to those dark eyes -- A letter to the prison letter-reading committee -- The mermaid -- Kebab Halabi - Asuman, look what you've done! -- Settling scores -- As lonely as history -- A magnificent ending.
Summary:
Written from behind bars, Dawn is the unforgettable story collection from one of Turkey's leading politicians, and most powerful oppositional voices. From the dynamic political force 'who has evoked comparisons to President Obama' (New York Times),
Selahattin
Demirtas
' stories capture the voices of ordinary people living in extraordinary times - from cleaning ladies and teenage laborers, bus drivers and factory workers, from a violent demonstration in Ankara to a five-year-old girl's attempt to escape war-torn Syria by boat. With
Demirtas
' trademark wit, warmth and humor, and seasoned by the vernacular of everyday speech, Dawn paints a remarkable portrait of life behind the headlines in Turkey and the Middle East - in all its hardship and adversity, freedom and hope.
Genre:
War fiction
Turkish fiction -- Translations into English.
Short stories.
Other authors:
Spangler, Amy, 1978-
Ferguson, Kate (Translator).
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