The lost word / Oya Baydar ; translated by Stephanie Ates.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baydar, Oya.

Contributor:

Ateş, Stephanie.

Standardized Title:

Kayip Söz. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, Turkish--Fiction.

Authors, Turkish.

Women, Kurdish--Fiction.

Women, Kurdish.

Turkey--Ethnic relations--Fiction.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (548 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Chicago [Ill.] : Peter Owen Publishers ; Chicago, Ill. : Distributed in USA and Canada by Independent Publishers Group, 2011.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Cover; Title; One: 'Do They Kill Children with Tiny Bullets, Mummy?'; Two: The Child Waiting for Princess Ulla; Three: With Whose Bullet Was I Shot?; Four: Leaving Us With Our Snow, Our Poplars and Our Crows...; Five: In the Footsteps of the Unknown Deserter from Life; Six: Can a Person Reach Other People?; Seven: Jiyan Means Life, Commander!; Eight: The Subtle Pain of Killing a Mouse; Nine: Concerning Mahmut, Zelal and Fate; Ten: Cats Return to Their Homes; Backcover

Notes:

Originally published in Turkish in 2008 by Kalem Agency.

ISBN:

0-7206-1476-7

0-7206-1456-2

OCLC:

815388484