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  • Dawn

    by Sevgi Soysal ...
    Translated by Maureen Freely ...
    A searing autobiographical novel about a single night in prison suggests how broken spirits can be mended, and dreams rebuilt through imagination and human kindness“Like Pamuk’s Snow, Dawn is the Turkish tragedy writ small. In contrast to Snow, it places gender at its heart.” --Maureen FreelyIn Dawn, translated into English for the first time, legendary Turkish feminist Sevgi Soysal brings ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Walking

    by Sevgi Soysal ...
    Translated by Maureen Freely ...
    Reading Sevgi Soysal today restores the volatility and violence of female concerns, and expands our horizons of understanding how inequality operates. —Helen Mackreath, The White ReviewWalking observes the braided lives of Elâ and Memet, two young people growing up in 1970s Yenişehir. Elâ is a girl swept up in the discomfort and excitement of becoming a woman. She plays dress up, trades secrets, ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

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  • Noontime in Yenisehir

    by Sevgi Soysal ...
    Translated by Amy Spangler ...
    Series series Turkish Literature
    A prism-like plot brings seemingly disparate lives together in this award-winning novel of love, betrayal, and political awakening. Set in 1960s Turkey, the story centers on Ali, Dogan, and Olcay, and vividly depicts the struggle between the older generation, content with the new (post-Ottoman) Turkey, and the rebellious young generation seeking change.In this unforgettable, epic portrait of 1960s ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Dawn

    by Sevgi Soysal ...
    Narrated by Vaneh Assadourian ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 25 min

    A searing autobiographical novel about a single night in prison suggests how broken spirits can be mended and dreams rebuilt through imagination and human kindnessIn Dawn, translated into English for the first time, legendary Turkish feminist Sevgi Soysal brings together dark humor, witty observations, and trenchant criticism of social injustice, militarism, and gender inequality.As night falls in ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    by Latifa ...
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  • Farewell

    A Mansion in Occupied Istanbul

    by Ayse Kulin ...
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