Cold Nights of Childhood by Tezer Özlü

Cold Nights of Childhood

Tezer Özlü with Maureen Freely (Translator)

96 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction classics literary dark emotional funny medium-paced

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A lyrical autofictional account of the author's fight to survive depression and carve out her own path in 1950s and 60s IstanbulThe narrator of Cold Nights of Childhood grows up in a rapidly changing Turkey, where the atmosphere is nationalist, pa...

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Moods

dark 100%
emotional 100%
sad 100%
challenging 50%
hopeful 50%
inspiring 50%
reflective 50%
tense 50%

Pace

medium 50%
fast 50%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 100%

Strong character development?

N/A: 50% | Yes: 50%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 100%

Diverse cast of characters?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

It's complicated: 50% | N/A: 50%

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