Dawn : stories /
Demirtaş, Selahattin, 1973-
Dawn : stories / Selahattin Demirtas ; translated from the Turkish by Amy Marie Spangler & Kate Ferguson. - First US edition. - 162 pages ; 22 cm
Originally published in Turkish under title: Seher.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
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 Demirtaş' 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 Demirtaş' 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.
In English, translated from the Turkish.
9780525576938 0525576932 9781781090749 1781090742
2018038558
GBB924798 bnb
019244204 Uk
Demirtaş, Selahattin, 1973- --Translations into English.
Short stories.
Dawn : stories / Selahattin Demirtas ; translated from the Turkish by Amy Marie Spangler & Kate Ferguson. - First US edition. - 162 pages ; 22 cm
Originally published in Turkish under title: Seher.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
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 Demirtaş' 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 Demirtaş' 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.
In English, translated from the Turkish.
9780525576938 0525576932 9781781090749 1781090742
2018038558
GBB924798 bnb
019244204 Uk
Demirtaş, Selahattin, 1973- --Translations into English.
Short stories.