A Strange Woman

<b>The pioneering debut novel by one of Turkey's most radical female authors tells the story of an aspiring intellectual in a complex, modernizing country.&#160;</b><p>&#160;In English at last: the first novel by a Turkish woman to ever be nominated for the Nobel. <i>A Strange Woman</i> is the story of Nermin, a young woman and aspiring poet growing up in Istanbul. Nermin frequents coffeehouses and underground readings, determined to immerse herself in the creative, anarchist youth culture of Turkey&#8217;s capital; however, she is regularly thwarted by her complicated relationship to her parents, members of the old guard who are wary of Nermin&#8217;s turn toward secularism.&#160;</p><p>In four parts, <i>A Strange Woman</i> narrates the past and present of a Turkish family through the viewpoints of the main characters involved. This rebellious, avant-garde novel tackles sexuality, the unconscious, and psychoanalysis, all through the lens of modernizing 20th-century Turkey. Deep Vellum brings this long-awaited translation of the debut novel by a trailblazing feminist voice to US readers.</p>