Turkish Literature as World Literature
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- ISBN 9781501371639
- Weight: 400g
- Dimensions: 150 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 28 Jul 2022
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Essays covering a broad range of genres and ranging from the late Ottoman era to contemporary literature open the debate on the place of Turkish literature in the globalized literary world. Explorations of the multilingual cosmopolitanism of the Ottoman literary scene are complemented by examples of cross-generational intertextual encounters. The renowned poet Nâzim Hikmet is studied from a variety of angles, while contemporary and popular writers such as Orhan Pamuk and Elif Safak are contextualized.
Turkish Literature as World Literature not only fills a significant lacuna in world literary studies but also draws a composite historical, political, and cultural portrait of Turkey in its relations with the broader world.
Burcu Alkan is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Manchester, UK.
Çimen Günay-Erkol is Assistant Professor at Özyegin University, Turkey.
