Kurdish literature

HAWAR: The Kurdish Roundtable

HAWAR: The Kurdish Roundtable

Join Lina Mounzer, TMR Editor-in-Chief, Aryan Omar Hassan, founder of Henar Press, Hoshang Waziri, and Holly Mason Badra...

10 JULY 2026 • By Biswajit Sengupta
Kurdistan: The Book List

Kurdistan: The Book List

An informed selection of books that opens a window into the vibrant world of Kurdish life, identity, and...

3 JULY 2026 • By TMR
“The Great Mother’s Vigil”—fiction

“The Great Mother’s Vigil”—fiction

After a grieving mother is gunned down, seven children become the custodians of a village’s shattered memory.

3 JULY 2026 • By Hoshang Waziri
My Uncle Jamshid—excerpted from Bachtyar Ali’s novel

My Uncle Jamshid—excerpted from Bachtyar Ali’s novel

This powerful tale of a man freed from prison asks: What if surviving torture meant never quite returning...

3 JULY 2026 • By Bachtyar Ali
The Well of Destiny—excerpted from Mehmed Uzun’s novel

The Well of Destiny—excerpted from Mehmed Uzun’s novel

In Ottoman-era Istanbul, a Kurdish family in exile witnesses the resurrection of a child that will shape their...

3 JULY 2026 • By Mehmed Uzun
Contemporary Kurdish Writers in the Diaspora

Contemporary Kurdish Writers in the Diaspora

A new book highlights how Kurdish female and non-binary writers challenge norms and push boundaries.

14 NOVEMBER 2025 • By Matt Broomfield
Baxtyar Hamasur: “A Strand of Hair Shaped Like the Letter J”

Baxtyar Hamasur: “A Strand of Hair Shaped Like the Letter J”

Baxtyar Hamasur has dedicated his life to stories, even wearing a pair of story glasses. “I see everything...

7 FEBRUARY 2025 • By Baxtyar Hamasur
Woe to the Conquered: Selim Temo’s Nightlands

Woe to the Conquered: Selim Temo’s Nightlands

Kurdish poetry abounds but rarely appears in English. Jordan Elgrably reviews a bilingual English-Kurdish edition of Selim Temo's...

9 AUGUST 2024 • By Jordan Elgrably
Wandering and Endless Sorrow: Farhad Pirbal’s The Potato Eaters

Wandering and Endless Sorrow: Farhad Pirbal’s The Potato Eaters

Cory Oldweiler reviews the debut story collection by Farhad Pirbal, one of Kurdistan's iconic writers, now out from...

9 AUGUST 2024 • By Cory Oldweiler
On the Herculean Task of Translating Joyce’s Ulysses into Kurdish

On the Herculean Task of Translating Joyce’s Ulysses into Kurdish

Kawa Nemir felt he'd been preparing to undertake the translation of James Joyce's masterpiece his whole life...

28 NOVEMBER 2023 • By Kaya Genç
Kurdish Novel Explores Nightmarish Isolation in Eastern Anatolia

Kurdish Novel Explores Nightmarish Isolation in Eastern Anatolia

Kaya Genç reviews Ebru Ojen's newly translated novel, an exploration of a Kurdish mother grappling with the sacrifices...

18 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Kaya Genç
“Sweet Tea”—a classic Kurdish story by Hussein Arif

“Sweet Tea”—a classic Kurdish story by Hussein Arif

In this short story translated from Kurdish for the first time, a young man discovers that his discomfort...

3 SEPTEMBER 2023 • By Hussein Arif
 
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