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Kurdish Literature

“Whispering Walls” by Choman Hardi

Burhan Sonmez

Burhan Sönmez Book Talk, April 16, 2024

Honor by Elif Shafak

“Honor” by Elif Shafak

Stone and Shadow

“Stone and Shadow” by Burhan Sönmez

Agora Vision

Agora Vision (in Sorani, English, Kurmancî)

Waters Under Baghdad

“Waters Under Baghdad” by Zaid Brifkani

Kareem Abdulrahman, translator

Kawa Nemir

Kawa Nemir, translator

Dancing Amid Fire

“Dancing Amid Fire, Rising Above Ruins” by Essmat Sophie

Waters Under Baghdad

Book Talk: “Waters Under Baghdad”

Bachtyar Ali

Bachtyar Ali in New York, September 27, 2023

Bird Tattoo

“The Bird Tattoo” by Dunya Mikhail

Essays

“Essays on Modern Kurdish Literature”

Cemile Sahin

Cemile Sahin, artist, filmmaker, author

Contes Kurdes by Aydin

Ziya Aydin, painter and glass master

In the Belly of the Queen

“In the Belly of the Queen” by Karosh Taha

Dawn by Demirtas

“Dawn” by Selahattin Demirtaş

Haithem Hussein

Haitham Hussein, novelist

Slemani culture

Silêmanî, home to the arts

Mem u Zin

“Mem û Zîn,” the Kurdish epic

We celebrate the contributions of these and many other Kurdish literary figures.

For more on Kurdish literature, please visit our Book Club page.

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