January
“Our literature teacher at school used to say that everyone had their own language, and that you could understand some with flowers and others with books.” – Burhan Sönmez, Istanbul Istanbul
9. The Balkan Trilogy – Olivia Manning
7 & 8. Istanbul Istanbul & Labyrinth – Burhan Sönmez
6. Portraits Without Frames – Lev Ozerov
5. Tolstoy, Rasputin, Others, and Me – Teffi
4. Broken Mirrors – Elias Khoury
3. The Time Regulation Institute – Ahmet Hamdi Tanpinar
2. Three Rings: A Tale of Exile, Narrative, and Fate – Daniel Mendelsohn
The Book-Butterfly 