Exile John Ashbery Abu Youssef Taha brings a

Abu Youssef Taha brings a couple of black tales with a twist

Thomas Hardy and writing in an adopted language

Gabriel Josipovici

My mother came in at one point

Exile John Ashbery Abu Youssef Taha brings aExile is a collection of short stories with the taste of a novel. The over riding theme is the sense of melancholy of those who have been alienated from their homeland, from their families or from society. By offering the reader short, vivid glimpses into other worlds; be they of real or fictional characters, Ilhan builds a patchwork of stories which highlight the lives of the dispossessed. As a woman writing in modern day Turkey, she is not afraid to