The lost word
By: Oya Baydar ; translated by Stephanie Ateș
Contributors: Ateş, Stephanie
Publisher: Peter Owen Publishers; Distributed in USA and Canada by Independent Publishers Group
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London; Chicago [Ill.]; Chicago, IL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9780720613476
Subjects: Kurdish Women; Turkish Authors; Ethnic relations; Fiction
Work titles: Kayip Söz
Description: 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 Turkish in 2008 by Kalem Agency.

Translated from the Turkish.