“Gurci, The Daughter of Ararat” is a gateway into the silenced history of a people. Originally published in Turkish under the title “Benim Adım Gurci”, this documentary novel now reaches international readers in English translation, preserving the raw intimacy and historical weight of its source.
At its heart lies the remarkable life of a Kurdish woman named Gurci, born in 1919 in a mountain cave beneath the shadow of Mount Ararat. Though illiterate, Gurci possessed a prodigious memory, thr ...