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Cengiz, Gülsum

Katzen wäscht man nicht

A childhood in Istanbul

Translated from Turkish by Hasibe Kalkan-Kocabay
© 1997 Baobab Series by Nagel & Kimche
240 pages
ISBN 978-3-312-00511-6
Ages 10 and up

Ayse finds it difficult to find her feet in Instanbul. Her new school in the city is very different to her old one in the village. And there isn't enough money to live - Ayse's mother goes to Germany. Gradually the letters and the money stop coming. Has she forgotten her family? 

Original edition: »Ayse‘nin Günleri« © 1993 by Gülsüm Cengiz

out of print