On the Train, by Emine Sevgi Özdamar / Translated by Leslie A. Adelson
“On the Train” by Emine Sevgi Özdamar Translated by Leslie A. Adelson Download PDF Translator’s Introduction Emine Sevgi Özdamar, born in 1946 and raised as what the author herself calls a ‘child of Istanbul’, first attracted widespread attention from German literary critics in 1991 when she was awarded the prestigious Ingeborg Bachmann Prize for Literature for […]
Fragments of Memory: Excerpts from Zafer Şenocak's Zungenentfernung / Translated by Jessica Nicholl and Martina Schwalm
Fragments of Memory: Excerpts from Zafer Şenocak’s Zungenentfernung Translated by Jessica Nicholl and Martina Schwalm Download PDF Translators’ Introduction In Tongue Removal (2001) Zafer Şenocak offers readers an intimate insight into his personal migration from Turkey to Germany and raises awareness for all those who have questioned the meaning of home, migration, and belonging. At […]