"Reading Ernaux’s books in succession is a demanding yet rewarding experience. Like Matryoshka dolls, her slim volumes resemble the shape of the ones written before them." Kaya Genç surveys the work of Annie Ernaux via her memoir “Getting Lost." lareviewofbooks.org/article/all-th…

"How to describe Annie Ernaux? Novelist, diarist, feminist. Excruciating canvasser of a life riddled with shame. Master of 'autofiction,' minus the laziness. Nothing is superfluous in her writing; everything feels essential." Kaya Genç on Annie Ernaux. loom.ly/No3PDWg

In The Nation @booksandthearts, I have a new essay on Tezer Özlü and her Journey to the Edge of Life (Transit Books), a striking composite of memoir, biography, and criticism, that dwells on the connection between art and death. thenation.com/article/cultur…

Tezer Özlü’nün dünyasını The Nation dergisi için yazdım: thenation.com/article/cultur…

An icon of Turkish modernism, Tezer Özlü’s bracing work of hybrid memoir Journey to the Edge of Life dwells on the ineffable connection between art and death. thenation.com/article/cultur…

.Kaya Genç: "Despite the incessant presence of death and loss, Özlü’s books remain invigorating and bracing. There is no Turkish writer whose eyes were more open to the suffocating patterns of Turkish nationalism than her." thenation.com/article/cultur…

Journey to the Edge of Life, a striking composite of memoir, biography, and criticism, dwells on the connection between art and death. thenation.com/article/cultur…

What is life worth in a world as cruel as ours? This was one of the questions that Tezer Özlü’s writing dared to ask. thenation.com/article/cultur…

What does it mean to narrate landscapes in transition? Architect Sunela Jayawardene, writer Aube Rey Lescure, and author Kaya Genç join Hassan Tahir Latif to discuss storytelling across borders.

Tezer Özlü—the Rebel of Turkish Letters | The Nation thenation.com/article/cultur…

Kaya Genç Tezer Özlü'yle ilgili harika bir yazı yazmış. thenation.com/article/cultur…

What does peace mean in a world at war? On the UN’s 80th anniversary, Kaya Genç, Vincent Bevins, Aima Khosa and Alex Shams join Zarrar Khuhro to debate the failures and futures of multilateralism.

An icon of Turkish modernism, Tezer Özlü’s bracing work of hybrid memoir Journey to the Edge of Life dwells on the ineffable connection between art and death. thenation.com/article/cultur…

Journey to the Edge of Life, a striking composite of memoir, biography, and criticism, dwells on the connection between art and death. thenation.com/article/cultur…

"Tezer Özlü—the Rebel of Turkish Letters" by Kaya Genç. [3/5] thenation.com/article/cultur…

From peacekeeping to power politics, the United Nations has shaped decades of world order. At 80, can it still deliver on its promise? Kaya Genc, Vincent Bevins, Aima Khosa and Alex Shams in conversation with Zarrar Khuhro to find out. #IndusConclave2025

An icon of Turkish modernism, Tezer Özlü’s bracing work of hybrid memoir Journey to the Edge of Life dwells on the ineffable connection between art and death. thenation.com/article/cultur…

Journey to the Edge of Life, a striking composite of memoir, biography, and criticism, dwells on the connection between art and death. thenation.com/article/cultur…

Moderatörlüğünü Meşher’de düzenlenen "Hikâye İstanbul'da Geçiyor" sergisi küratörlerinden Ebru Esra Satıcı'nın yaptığı "İstanbul'u Yakalamak: Akışkan Bir Kentin Batı Edebiyatındaki Tasvirleri" başlıklı konuşmam yayında: youtu.be/PmcSOC7yQVw?si…