Book & Film

Waiting for Fear & Yurt

Book & Film Review This week, I review a book by Oğuz Atay, a writer I love to read, and a movie by director Nehir Tuna, who is a also fairly new name for me. Oğuz Atay – Waiting for Fear Waiting for Fear, which consists of compiled stories, was first published in 1975. It…

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The Island of Missing Trees & Ivy

Book & Film Review The Island of Missing Trees – Elif Şafak Elif Şafak is a controversial name in Turkey, both because of what she writes and what she says. The fact she chooses characters from minority peoples and religions in Turkey in her books, and brings these characters face to face with characters suitable…

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Our Grand Despair & Jules and Jim

Film & Book Review This week, we’re delving into Turkish Literature with Barış Bıçakçı’s book and exploring French Cinema through François Truffaut’s film. Join me for a fascinating journey into these captivating worlds! Our Grand Despair, Barış Bıçakçı The love story of two men and a woman is one of the subjects that literature and…

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