Aeolian Visions / Versions
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Aeolian Visions / Versions

Modern Classics and New Writing from Turkey

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Aeolian Visions / Versions

Modern Classics and New Writing from Turkey

About this book

A rich collection of Turkish voices, translated and celebrated. Aeolian Visions / Versions presents over 70 literary works, including poetry, short fiction, essays, and interviews, translated from Turkish to English.

Born from the annual Cunda Workshop for Translators of Turkish Literature, this anthology showcases modern and contemporary Turkish voices. Explore themes of cultural identity, social justice, and the translation process itself, all while experiencing fresh, experimental works resulting from collaborations between translators and authors. For readers interested in Turkish literature, translation studies, and cross-cultural understanding.

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eBook ISBN
9781785081132
Year
2016

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Editorial Notes
  7. Guide to Turkish Pronunciation
  8. About this Book
  9. Translated Texts from the Periphery: Excerpt from a Talk by Nurdan Gürbilek
  10. Bad Boy Turk I | Nurdan Gürbilek
  11. From a Mind at Peace | Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
  12. Garden Vines | Gülten Akın
  13. Poetry, Ideology and Conscience: Excerpt from a Talk by Gülten Akın
  14. From Poems of 42 Days | Gülten Akın
  15. a | Zeynep Uzunbay
  16. sesinle | Zeynep Uzunbay
  17. Saturday Mother | Ahmet Büke
  18. From Lonelinesses | Hasan Ali Toptaş
  19. The Plan | Sevgi Soysal
  20. From the Return, Part V of Secret Domain | Güven Turan
  21. San Gimignano | Güven Turan
  22. The Poet’s Share of Words: Excerpt from a Talk by Haydar Ergülen
  23. Letter to God | Haydar Ergülen
  24. We’re Lonely, Brother Cemal | Haydar Ergülen
  25. My Big Brother | Behçet Çelik
  26. A Cold Fire | Behçet Çelik
  27. Poem of the Girl Who Died Alone | Gülten Akın
  28. Being the Mirror Boy and the Son of Scheherazade: Excerpt from a Talk by Hasan Ali Toptaş
  29. The Balcony | Hasan Ali Toptaş
  30. Night Moods | Zeynep Uzunbay
  31. Carry Us Across | Haydar Ergülen
  32. From The Shadowless | Hasan Ali Toptaş
  33. Flour Soup, Cherry Rakı, A Pinch of Time | Gökçenur Ç
  34. Nothing in Nature Says Anything | Gökçenur Ç
  35. The Lakeshadow | Ahmet Büke
  36. The Land of Mulberry | Gonca Özmen
  37. Autumn Chills | Gonca Özmen
  38. The Forgotten | Oğuz Atay
  39. Eastern Mountain | Murathan Mungan
  40. The Translator’s Voice and Halal Magic: Excerpt from a Talk by Murathan Mungan
  41. Appropriation | Murathan Mungan
  42. The Money Djinns | Murathan Mungan
  43. Today Let It Be like this | Murathan Mungan
  44. Railway Storytellers—a Dream | Oğuz Atay
  45. Baroque | Gülten Akın
  46. Stain | Gülten Akın
  47. From the Garden of Forgetting | Latife Tekin
  48. Kuzguncuk Hotel | Haydar Ergülen
  49. Lost Brother | Haydar Ergülen
  50. Ghazal of Idylls | Haydar Ergülen
  51. The Worm in the Apple | Ahmet Büke
  52. Blemish | Gonca Özmen
  53. Shadows | Gonca Özmen
  54. Start Again | Gonca Özmen
  55. Why I Killed Myself in this City | Mine Söğüt
  56. From Lonelinesses | Hasan Ali Toptaş
  57. Tradition and Innovation, Ghost Ship Adventures, and Writing for Effect: Excerpt from a Talk by Murat Gülsoy
  58. From a Week of Kindness in Istanbul | Murat Gülsoy
  59. Done with the City | Gülten Akın
  60. Rubai for the Saints | Murathan Mungan
  61. Write, and You’ll Really Be up Shit Creek | Ahmet Büke
  62. The Spokesperson of Words | Gökçenur Ç
  63. A Monument to the Impossibility of Utterance | Gökçenur Ç
  64. From After Gliding Parallel to the Ground for a While | Barış Bıçakçı
  65. Metaphors for Rent | Murathan Mungan
  66. Network ID | Murathan Mungan
  67. Tanaba Tanaba Entububa | Ahmet Büke
  68. Poetry, Pleasure and the Im/Possibility of Being Correct: Excerpt from a Talk by Gökçenur Ç.
  69. Ölüm, Yıldızları Gecenin Kabuk Tutmuş Yaraları Sanıyor | Gökçenur Ç
  70. Thrashing Life | Gökçenur Ç
  71. The Perforated Amulet | Sevgi Soysal
  72. Borges Slum | Murathan Mungan
  73. Old Dream | Murathan Mungan
  74. Glass Summer | Murathan Mungan
  75. Kurdish Cats and Gypsy Butterflies | Mine Söğüt
  76. Two-Way Gypsy | Gülten Akın
  77. I Cut My Black Black Hair | Gülten Akın
  78. Translating the Silence of the Poor: Excerpt from a Talk by Latife Tekin
  79. From Muinar | Latife Tekin
  80. you gotta go when you gotta go | Zeynep Uzunbay
  81. wet | Zeynep Uzunbay
  82. From “The Legs of Şahmeran” | Murathan Mungan
  83. From Lonelinesses | Hasan Ali Toptaş
  84. Tante Rosa’s Animals | Sevgi Soysal
  85. Tante Rosa Is Excommunicated | Sevgi Soysal
  86. Lament for a Working Mother’s Child | Gülten Akın
  87. Sand | Gülten Akın
  88. From May I Have a Fly-Sized Husband to Watch Over Me | Hatice Meryem
  89. Mustafa | Gonca Özmen
  90. Memet | Gonca Özmen
  91. Snake | Mine Söğüt
  92. Scheherazade | Gülten Akın
  93. Three Masters to One Captive | Gülten Akın
  94. The Poetry of Memory and Books with a Backbone: Excerpt from a Talk by Birhan Keskin
  95. From Y’ol | Birhan Keskin
  96. The Yellow Notebook of Dreams | Ahmet Büke
  97. Afterword: The Path Leading to Cunda | Saliha Paker
  98. Cunda International Workshop for Translators of Turkish Literature: Translators and Guest Writers
  99. Biographies of Authors and Translators
  100. Acknowledgements
  101. Permissions Acknowledgements