Dare to Disappoint : Growing Up in Turkey
Ozge Samanci
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A YA graphic novel memoir that shows what it was like growing up amidst political turmoil in Turkey. Growing up on the Aegean Coast, Ozge loved the sea and imagined a life of adventure while her parents and society demanded predictability. Her dad expected Ozge, like her sister, to become an engineer. She tried to hear her own voice over his and the religious and militaristic tensions of Turkey and the conflicts between secularism and fundamentalism. Could she be a scuba diver like Jacques Cousteau? A stage actress? Would it be possible to please everyone including herself? In her unpredictable and funny graphic memoir, Ozge recounts her story using inventive collages, weaving together images of the sea, politics, science, and friendship.
ISBN 9780374316983Category ChildrenSubcategory Non-fiction
Publisher Macmillan USAImprint Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)Published 17/11/2015
Format OtherBinding Trade PaperbackPage extent 200
Age group Juvenile Non-
Ozge Samanci is an artist and an assistant professor. She was born in Izmir,... »