Kurdistan +100: Stories from a Future State

Kurdistan +100: Stories from a Future State

Editor	Orsola Casagrande, Mustafa Gündoğdu
Language	English
Subject	Kurdish future, Kurdish political fiction
Genre	Futuristic fiction, Science fiction, Kurdish literature
Publisher	Comma Press
Publication date	2023
Pages	240
ISBN	978-1646052806
Website	Comman 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

• Salih, S. (3 April 2024), Kurdistan+100: Futuristic anthology reimagines Kurdish state, The New Arab, retrieved 1 May 2024
• Broomfield, M. (28 November 2023), "First Kurdish Sci-Fi Collection is Rooted in the Past", The Markaz Report, retrieved 1 May 2024
• "Kurdistan+100: Thirteen stories for a possible future", ANF News, 2 November 2023, retrieved 1 May 2024
• Lynx Qualey, M. (13 November 2023), "Kurdistan + 100: Futuristic fiction anthology focuses on Kurdistan", Qantara.de, retrieved 1 May 2024

Publication history

• 2023, hardcover
• 2024, ebook

See also

• Kurdish literature

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

External links

• Casagrande, O., Gündoğdu, M. (6 August 2024). Kurdistan +100: Stories from a Future State. Deep Vellum Publishing. ISBN 978-1-64605-280-6.