Kurdistan +100: Stories from a Future State

Kurdistan +100: Stories from a Future State
EditorOrsola Casagrande, Mustafa Gündoğdu
LanguageEnglish
SubjectKurdish future, Kurdish political fiction
GenreFuturistic fiction, Science fiction, Kurdish literature
PublisherComma Press
Publication date
2023
Pages240
ISBN978-1646052806
WebsiteComman Press book page

Kurdistan +100: Stories from a Future State is a book edited by Orsola Casagrande and Mustafa Gündoğdu published in 2023 by Comma Press.[a] The work is an anthology of short stories by thirteen contemporary Kurdish writers, envisioning a possible Kurdish future in 2046, the 100 year anniversary of the Kurdish Republic of Mahabad. The book has been described as the first anthology of Kurdish science fiction[1][2] and as a collection of futuristic fiction.[3]

Structure

The work opens with an introduction by book editors Orsola Casagrande, Mustafa Gündoğdu, followed by the stories:

  • Waiting for the Leapard by Sema Kaygusuz; translated from the Turkish by Nicholos Glastonbury.
  • The wishing star by Jîl Şwanî.
  • Friends beyond the mountains by Ava Homa.
  • My Handsome One by Selahattin Demirtaş (author); translated from the Turkish by Amy Spangler.
  • The letter by Nariman Evdike; translated from the Kurmanji by Rojin Shekh-Hamo.
  • The story must continue by Muharrem Erbey; translated from the Turkish by Andrew Penny.
  • I have seen many houses in my time by Karzan Kardozi.
  • Arzela by Meral Şimşek; translated from the Turkish by Andrew Penny.
  • The last hope by Qadir Agid; translated from the Kurmanji by Kate Ferguson and Dibar Çelik
  • The snuffed-out candle by Jahangir Mahmoudveysi; translated from the Sorani by Darya Najim and Khazan Jangiz.
  • Cleaners of the world by Hüseyin Karabey; translated from the Turkish by Mustafa Gündoğdu
  • Rising like water by Omer Dilsoz; translated from the Kurmanji by Rojin Shekh-Hamo.
  • The age of the iron locusts by Yıldız Caker; translated from the Kurmanji by Harriet Paintin.

The work concludes with an afterword by the editors followed by brief biographies of the authors and translators.

Reviews

Publication history

  • 2023, hardcover
  • 2024, ebook

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ ebook was released in 2024.

Citations

  1. ^ Broomfield, M. (28 November 2023), "First Kurdish Sci-Fi Collection is Rooted in the Past", The Markaz Report, retrieved 1 May 2024
  2. ^ ""Kurdistan + 100", edited by Orsola Casagrande and Mustafa Gündoğdu", Asian Review of Books, 2023, retrieved 1 May 2024
  3. ^ Lynx Qualey, M. (13 November 2023), "Kurdistan + 100: Futuristic fiction anthology focuses on Kurdistan", Qantara.de, retrieved 1 May 2024
  • Casagrande, O., Gündoğdu, M. (6 August 2024). Kurdistan +100: Stories from a Future State. Deep Vellum Publishing. ISBN 978-1-64605-280-6.
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