English & Comparative Literary Studies News
Maureen Freely translation of Reckless by Hasan Ali Toptas longlisted
Congratulations to Maureen Freely - her translation of Reckless by Hasan Ali Toptas (Bloomsbury) has been longlisted for the FT/Oppenheimerfunds Emerging Voices award 2016. "Often surreal, occasionally funny, full of awe for humanity and its potential, and never anything but ambitious, Reckless suggests that for Turkey, and for all of us, the truth about what we're capable of isn't very pleasant. The real battles, Toptas shows us, are in our hearts, where the outcome is all too often a crude form of justice." TLS