The Lost Word

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Acclaimed author mer Eren has writer's block he has lost his 'word'. After meeting a distressed young Kurdish couple on the run from the Turkish authorities, Kurdish resistance-movement guerrillas and the woman's own family, things begin to change, however. Emotionally distanced from his scientist wife and his son, mer travels to the couple's homeland, where, as he becomes involved with an extraordinary woman and begins to comprehend the complexities of the region, he regains his sense of purpose and his creativity as hope returns.

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"Baydar dares to explore the Kurdish question, one of Turkey's most sensitive cultural and political taboos, openly and sympathetically, and with the compassion required of our humanity. Turkey needs more writers like Oya Baydar and more books like "The Lost Words."" "World Literature Today Magazine""

Author Bio

Oya Baydar is one of Turkey's most acclaimed writers.