Dawn : stories / Selahattin Demirtas ; translated from the Turkish by Amy Marie Spangler & Kate Ferguson.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: Turkish Publisher: New York : SJP for Hogarth, [2018]Edition: First US editionDescription: 162 pages ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780525576938
- 0525576932
- 9781781090749
- 1781090742
- Short stories. Selections. English
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | Fiction | Demirtas Selahatt | Available | 33111009151909 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A new book from Sarah Jessica Parker's imprint, SJP for Hogarth: Written from behind bars, the unforgettable collection from one of Turkey's leading politicians and most powerful storytellers.
In this essential collection, Selahattin Demirtaş's arresting stories capture the voices of ordinary people living through extraordinary times. A cleaning lady is caught up in a violent demonstration on her way to work. A five-year-old girl attempts to escape war-torn Syria with her mother by boat. A suicide bombing shatters a neighborhood in Aleppo. And in the powerful story, 'Seher', a young factory worker is robbed of her dreams in an unimaginable act of violence.
Written with Demirtas's signature wit, warmth, and humor, and alive with the rhythms 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.
Originally published in Turkish under title: Seher.
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.
Includes bibliographical references.
In English, translated from the Turkish.