Buket Uzuner, a proud Ankara local since October 3, 1955, is one of those Turkish writers who probably has a novel ready to roll off the press at any moment. With a portfolio filled with novels, short stories, and travelogues, it’s safe to say she knows her way around words. Once upon a time, she delved into the wonderful worlds of biology and environmental science, charming audiences across Turkey, Norway, the United States, and Finland with her lectures. As if that wasn’t enough, her fiction has bossed its way into eight languages, so fans of Spanish, English, Italian, Greek, Romanian, Hebrew, Korean, and Bulgarian can all share in her literary goodness. As a solo woman backpacker, Uzuner has been rocking the travel scene since the '80s, embarking on Interrail tours and covering t ...Read More
