Turkish Literature Europe in Women's Short Stories from Turkey

Language:
English
ISBN:
9781840597677
Size:
135x195mm
Number of Pages:
200
Publication Date:
2012-09-09
Cover Type:
Paperback
Language:
English
Category:
£11.99
9781840597677
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Europe in Women's Short Stories from Turkey
Europe in Women's Short Stories from Turkey Turkish Literature
11.99

In the twenty-three short stories of this collection the reader encounters the tales of heroines from Turkey or of Turkish origin, roaming European cities. From the lustful tourist escaping the realities of her own world; to the abandoned wife writing to the consulate in complaint of her husband; the young au pair wandering the streets of London; the migrant worker in Berlin, toiling all day long at a factory; this book offers its readers an opportunity to discover the different ways in which Turkish women have experienced Europe, out of choice, fate and kismet.


In the twenty-three short stories of this collection the reader encounters the tales of heroines from Turkey or of Turkish origin, roaming European cities. From the lustful tourist escaping the realities of her own world; to the abandoned wife writing to the consulate in complaint of her husband; the young au pair wandering the streets of London; the migrant worker in Berlin, toiling all day long at a factory; this book offers its readers an opportunity to discover the different ways in which Turkish women have experienced Europe, out of choice, fate and kismet.


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