In
this boundary-crossing short story collection, established and emerging Turkish
women writers explore Europe, its landscapes, cities and stations. They
experience its pleasures, freedoms and frustrations. They contemplate “home,”
where it is, what it means. From playful and picaresque to passionate and
politicized, the stories feature an array of intriguing characters with diverse
backgrounds and lives, yet who all have in common a journey to a European
country—as a refugee, an immigrant, a conference participant, a student, an au
pair, a tourist.
For a simple or life-or-death reason, they each take a leap…
An original, enlightening and enriching read,
Europe in Women's Short Stories from Turkey illuminates corners and
experiences of Europe that may be unfamiliar to readers, and imbues with new
meaning the places they know, when seen through the distinctive eyes of these
adventurous women writers. Featuring short stories by 23 women writers,
including Erendiz Atasü, Zeynep Avcı, Karin Karakaşlı, Hatice Meryem, Suzan
Samancı, Mine Söğüt and more.
In
this boundary-crossing short story collection, established and emerging Turkish
women writers explore Europe, its landscapes, cities and stations. They
experience its pleasures, freedoms and frustrations. They contemplate “home,”
where it is, what it means. From playful and picaresque to passionate and
politicized, the stories feature an array of intriguing characters with diverse
backgrounds and lives, yet who all have in common a journey to a European
country—as a refugee, an immigrant, a conference participant, a student, an au
pair, a tourist.
For a simple or life-or-death reason, they each take a leap…
An original, enlightening and enriching read,
Europe in Women's Short Stories from Turkey illuminates corners and
experiences of Europe that may be unfamiliar to readers, and imbues with new
meaning the places they know, when seen through the distinctive eyes of these
adventurous women writers. Featuring short stories by 23 women writers,
including Erendiz Atasü, Zeynep Avcı, Karin Karakaşlı, Hatice Meryem, Suzan
Samancı, Mine Söğüt and more.
