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Life Adorned with a Little Death: A Review of Journey to the Edge of Life by Tezer Özlü
Journey to the Edge of Life by Tezer Özlü, translated from the Turkish by Maureen Freely, Transit Books, 2025 The Turkish writer Tezer Özlü lacks widespread recognition in the Anglosphere, but the tide of her English reception is turning thanks to the efforts of Maureen Freely, the translator of Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk. In her lifetime of 1943-86, Özlü was part of a moment in modern Turkish literary history in which secular women writers proliferated.
Authors at Third Place Books in April and May
April brings us a welcome return visit from Gretchen Rubin, a lifestyle guru with incredible taste in books—check her Instagram if you get the chance, where she's been on a kick promoting the practice of reading daily, and can be seen recommending books by Helen Dewitt, Blake Butler, Iris Murdoch, or Lucy Sante. (She also gives great advice on goal-setting.) Margaret Owen returns for the final book in her Little Thieves trilogy on April 7th.
Reis naar de rand van het leven
Met dit openhartige, emotionele en surrealistische verhaal plaatst Tezer Özlü zichzelf in hetzelfde rijtje als Sylvia Plath en Anne Sexton. Het is een krachtig boek, verleidelijk door de vrijheid waarmee ze de grenzen verlegt van wat een vrouw in haar tijd en met haar achtergrond mocht schrijven. In 'Reis naar de rand van het leven' volgt Tezer Özlü het spoor en de thema’s van drie schrijvers die ze bewondert: Franz Kafka Italo Svevo en Cesare Pavese.
Nopțile reci ale copilăriei
Fragment Un roman cu puternică încărcătură autobiografică, aparținînd uneia dintre cele mai importante scriitoare turce contemporane, recunoscută ca atare mult înainte ca Orhan Pamuk să primească Premiul Nobel, din păcate decedată mult prea timpuriu. Cartea a fost redescoperită în ultimii ani și publicată în 11 limbi. Facem cunoștință cu naratoarea în momentul în care aceasta tocmai s-a mutat la Istanbul dintr-un tîrg de provincie.
De kille nachten van de jeugd
De verteller in 'De kille nachten van de jeugd' gaat van de ene naar de andere minnaar. Ze gaat van de ene naar de andere psychiatrische inrichting, waar ze gedwongen wordt behandeld. Ze gaat naar Parijs en reist heen en weer tussen Berlijn en Istanbul, in een zoektocht naar vrijheid, geluk en liefde. 'De kille nachten van de jeugd' speelt zich af in de boomgaarden van een kindertijd op het Turkse platteland en in de rokerige cafés van grote steden.
June 2023 Events Calendar at Third Place Books - Ken Jennings on June 18
June 2023 Events Calendar at Third Place Books - Ken Jennings on June 18 Third Place Books - Lake Forest Park June 2023 EVENTS Please note: all times below are Pacific Time. Both virtual and in-person events require registration in advance. Unless ticketed, events are free and open to the public. See thirdplacebooks.com for details.
Virtual Event: Maureen Freely, Aysegül Savas, and Merve Emre discuss
The Bell Jar meets Good Morning, Midnight, by one of Turkey’s most beloved writers. Third Place Books, Community Bookstore, and the Transnational Literature Series at Brookline Booksmith are pleased to welcome critic Merve Emre, author Aysegül Savas, and translator Maureen Freely for a panel discussion of Cold Nights of Childhood by Tezer Özlü.
Beyond That, the Sea
Laura Spence-Ash. Celadon, $27.99 (368p) ISBN 978-1-250-85437-7 A young’s woman’s family loyalties are divided as she leaves her London home for Boston during WWII in Spence-Ash’s magnetic debut. In 1940, 11-year-old Bea Thompson’s parents take advantage of a short-lived program to keep British children out of harm’s way during the war, and ship her to America.
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