{"product_id":"valor-stories-paperback","title":"Valor: Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMurathan Mungan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAron Aji\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eDavid Gramling\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2021 Global Humanities Translation Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Among Murathan Mungan's signature works, \u003ci\u003eCenk Hik\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eâ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eyeleri \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eValor: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e) has long been considered a milestone of twentieth-century Turkish literature. The six short stories in the collection reflect the author's multiethnic background (which includes Kurdish, Arab, and Turkish heritage) and represent his lush poetics, literary breadth, and sociopolitical commitments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eValor\u003c\/i\u003e reimagines Shahmaran, a mythical half-human, half-snake figure that commonly appears in the folklore of Turkey's southeastern provinces. Legend interweaves with the contemporary realities of ethnicity, religious dogma, gender, and sexuality. Uncovering hidden narratives within a rich and complicated culture, Mungan's stories depict self-realization and sexual awakening as they showcase one of Turkey's most popular literary voices.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMURATHAN MUNGAN\u003c\/b\u003e is a Turkish short-story writer, playwright, and poet. He is the author of several books of poetry, including \u003ci\u003eOsmanlıya Dair Hikâyat \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eStories about Ottomans\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eYaz Geçer \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eSummer Passes\u003c\/i\u003e), and \u003ci\u003eMetal\u003c\/i\u003e. An acclaimed fiction writer, his short-story collections include \u003ci\u003eKırk Oda \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eForty Rooms\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eParanın Cinleri \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eGenies of Money\u003c\/i\u003e). Mungan's plays \u003ci\u003eMahmud ile Yezida\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMahmud and Yezida\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003ci\u003eTaziye \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003eCondolence\u003c\/i\u003e) are frequently staged in Turkey, and he wrote the screenplay for the 1984 film \u003ci\u003eDağınık Yatak\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eMessy Bed\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003ci\u003eValor: Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is his first work to be translated into English. Openly gay, Mungan is a prominent advocate for LGBTQ rights in Turkey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eARON AJI\u003c\/b\u003e is the director of the MFA in Literary Translation program at the University of Iowa. A native of Turkey, he has translated works by Bilge Karasu, Murathan Mungan, Elif Shafak, Latife Tekin, and other Turkish writers, including three book-length works by Karasu: \u003ci\u003eDeath in Troy\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Garden of Departed Cats\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2004 National Translation Award; and \u003ci\u003eA Long Day's Evening\u003c\/i\u003e, which was short-listed for the 2013 PEN Translation Prize. He also edited \u003ci\u003eMilan Kundera and the Art of Fiction: Critical Essays\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDAVID GRAMLING\u003c\/b\u003e is a literary translator working in German, Turkish, Spanish, and English. He wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Multilingualism\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Invention of Monolingualism\u003c\/i\u003e, and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eLiterature in Late Monolingualism\u003c\/i\u003e. He serves as head of the Department of Central, Eastern, and Northern European Studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, on unceded Musqueam land.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.98 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697315221567,"sku":"9780810145245","price":27.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/22ec92efa477c8e64aa0432977ff8935.webp?v=1765009103","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/valor-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}