Şemsa Gezgin

14 books

The Black Book by Orhan Pamuk

The Black Book

Orhan Pamuk

466 pages • first pub 1990 (editions)

fiction literary mystery challenging mysterious reflective slow-paced
The Dry Heart by Natalia Ginzburg

The Dry Heart

Natalia Ginzburg

96 pages • first pub 1947 (editions)

fiction classics dark reflective sad medium-paced
I Am the Brother of XX by Fleur Jaeggy

I Am the Brother of XX

Fleur Jaeggy

128 pages • first pub 2014 (editions)

fiction short stories dark mysterious reflective fast-paced
Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk

Istanbul: Memories and the City

Orhan Pamuk

384 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction memoir reflective slow-paced
The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana by Umberto Eco

The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana

Umberto Eco

469 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction historical informative reflective slow-paced
Numbers in the Dark and Other Stories by Italo Calvino, Tim Parks

Numbers in the Dark and Other Stories

Italo Calvino, Tim Parks

288 pages • first pub 1957 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Other Colors: Essays and A Story by Orhan Pamuk

Other Colors: Essays and A Story

Orhan Pamuk

448 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction essays short stories challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Silk by Alessandro Baricco

Silk

Alessandro Baricco

91 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction historical romance emotional reflective fast-paced
Sweet Days of Discipline by Fleur Jaeggy

Sweet Days of Discipline

Fleur Jaeggy

102 pages • first pub 1989 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ literary dark reflective slow-paced
Waiting for the Fear by Oğuz Atay

Waiting for the Fear

Oğuz Atay

223 pages • first pub 1973 (editions)

fiction literary short stories challenging dark reflective medium-paced