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July 5, 2025
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Our selection for the September 2 meeting will be The Lovers of Franz K., a novel by Burhan Sönmez. It was published in Kurdish by Lis in 2024 and translated into English in 2025.
“An inventive literary obituary for Kafka, this thriller of love and revenge brings the Cold War to life, from Paris and Istanbul to West Berlin and Tel Aviv.”
Date: September 2, 2025
Time: 7:00pm ET
Place: Online via Zoom
The book is available in hardcover and as an ebook, here or at your favorite online bookseller.
For information about the Book Club, write to bookclub@nykcc.org.
Kurdish Cinema Talks are interviews with Kurdish film professionals, including directors, cinematographers, and more. The monthly podcast series is hosted by Azad Azizyan and Semiha Yildiz.
In Episode 6, published on June 2, your host Azad Azizyan interviews Mozhgan Kavousi (in Laki).
Follow the podcast on Buzzsprout, or listen to it here on our site, or here on our YouTube channel.
The New York Kurdish Cultural Center has received a generous grant from New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). The funding will be applied to the New York Kurdish Film Festival, edition 9, coming in the fall of 2025.
The New York Kurdish Cultural Center, established in 2017, seeks to nurture and showcase Kurdish contributions to the visual and performing arts, cinema, and literature. By creating venues for exhibitions and performances in the New York area, it further aims to foster community among Kurds and to build bridges with non-Kurdish communities.
The NYKCC creates spaces where Kurds and friends of Kurds may interact in safety. We do not tolerate discriminatory behavior based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or age.
The New York Kurdish Cultural Center, Inc., is a 501(c)3 nonprofit registered in New York State.
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