Berfrois

Turkey

Joseph O’Neill on de Bellaigue’s Turkish odyssey

(Read the NYRB article ‘Turkey’s Hidden Past’ by Christopher de Bellaigue)

“Turkey’s bravest female artist” remains always afraid

‘In effect, U.S. tactical nuclear weapons in Turkey are without military value or purpose. That means removing them from the country should be simple, right?’

‘The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare’ by G. K. Chesterton
Short story: ‘Gavin Highly’ by Janet Frame
Video game: Small Worlds
Poem: Grandfather Says by Ai
Book excerpt: ‘Insectopedia’ by Hugh Raffles
Animated video: The Search for Lost Lives read by the poet James Tate