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The lost word / Oya Baydar ; translated by Stephanie Ateș.
Van Pelt Library PL248.B3555 K3913 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Baydar, Oya.
- Standardized Title:
- Kayip Söz. English
- Language:
- English
- Turkish
- Subjects (All):
- Authors, Turkish--Fiction.
- Authors, Turkish.
- Women, Kurdish--Fiction.
- Women, Kurdish.
- Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
- Man-woman relationships.
- Ethnic relations.
- Turkey.
- Turkey--Ethnic relations--Fiction.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Suspense fiction.
- Novels.
- Physical Description:
- 349 pages ; 19 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Chicago : Peter Owen, 2011.
- Language Note:
- Translated from the Turkish.
- Summary:
- The main subject of Lost Word is violence towards the other. Various forms of violence (cutting up lab animals, imposing our values on our children, assasinations, armed clashes, honor killings, wars, etc.) are told and examined through stories which unfold from three different branches. The relationship between people and violence is reflected from its various aspect.
- Notes:
- Originally published in 2008 by Kalem Agency.
- ISBN:
- 0720613477
- 9780720613476
- OCLC:
- 646007736
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