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[University of Texas at Austin] Turkish Literature in Translation Reading Group: A Mind at Peace by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
October 21, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm CDT
Turkish Literature in Translation Reading Group: A Mind at Peace by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
with translator Dr. Erdağ Göknar
Thursday October 21, 2021 • via Zoom
3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Central Time
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The Turkish Literature in Translation Reading Group aims to gather those who are interested in Turkish literature at UT together. It meets each month throughout the semester and the discussions are held in English. This semester, due to COVID-19 circumstances, all our discussions will be held virtually, through Zoom. The meetings are open to the entire UT community, as well as interested individuals outside UT. For your questions, please contact İpek Sahinler at ipeksahinler@utexas.edu
Tanpınar’s iconic A Mind at Peace is a historical novel and a love story set in Istanbul on the eve of World War II. The cosmopolitan protagonist Mümtaz is caught between Ottoman tradition and Turkish modernity as he longs for reunion with his beloved Nuran. He takes refuge in the fading Ottoman past, immersing himself in literature and music, but he is forced to confront the challenges of the everyday world and impending war.
Erdağ Göknar is the award-winning translator of Orhan Pamuk’s My Name is Red, Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar’s A Mind at Peace and Atiq Rahimi’s Earth and Ashes. He is Associate Professor of Turkish Studies at Duke University.
Sponsored by: the Center for Middle Eastern Studies, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, and Program in Comparative Literature
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