Magdalena Zaborowska on James Baldwin’s Turkish decade

July 7, 2020

Turkey Book Talk episode #119 – Magdalena Zaborowska, professor of literature at the University of Michigan, on her book “James Baldwin’s Turkish Decade: Erotics of Exile” (Duke University Press)

The book looks at the great African American author’s extensive periods living and working in Istanbul from 1961 to 1971.

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Posted by William Armstrong
Filed in Art, Europe, France, Freedom of expression in Turkey, Interviews, Istanbul, LGBTI rights, Literature, migration, Minorities, Travel, Turkey, Turkish literature, Turkish politics
Tags: America, authors, Books, interviews, Istanbul, James Baldwin, literature, Magdalena Zaborowska, migration

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