Two Girls [Paperback]

Perihan Magden (Author), Brendan Freely (Translator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2006

It is summer in Istanbul as Behiye prepares to enter one of Turkey’s most prestigious universities. Angry, overweight, and embarrassed by her parents, Behiye longs for salvation from her teenage despair. In the week before she starts university, she is introduced to Handan—a beautiful, gentle girl who will change Behiye’s life forever. Immediately drawn to one another, the two girls embark upon an intense relationship, even though they are from completely different backgrounds with different dreams and ambitions. Their love provokes anger and mistrust, and they are forced to flee their beloved Istanbul.

Perihan Magden was born in 1960. The author of The Messenger Boy Murders, she lives in Istanbul.

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About the Author

Perihan Magden was born in Istanbul in 1960. She is the author of Messenger Boy Murders and The Companion and a collection of poetry. She lives in Istanbul and is a columnist on the daily newspaper Radikal.

Product Details

• Paperback: 249 pages
• Publisher: Serpent's Tail (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1852428996
• ISBN-13: 978-1852428990
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,171,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in Istanbul, Perihan Magden has written novels, poetry, and a column in Turkey's national daily newspaper, "Radikal." She is the author of three novels currently available in English, "Messenger Boy Murders," "2 Girls," and "Ali and Ramazan," as well as two titles not yet translated, "Escape" and "The Companion." "2 Girls" was made into film by director Kutlug Ataman and premiered at the 2005 London Film Festival. Her novels have been translated into eighteen languages, including German, French, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Portuguese, and Dutch. She is an honorary member of British PEN and winner of the Grand Award for Freedom of Speech by the Turkish Publishers Association. Author photo by Tomasz Kowalski.