Editions Denoël
Founded in 1930, Editions Denoël publish quality fiction and non fiction, as well as graphic novels and illustrated books.
View Rights PortalFounded in 1930, Editions Denoël publish quality fiction and non fiction, as well as graphic novels and illustrated books.
View Rights PortalWahrhaftig und einfühlsam erkundet Deniz Ohde in ihrem gefeierten Debütroman die feinen Unterschiede in unserer Gesellschaft. Sie spürt den Sollbruchstellen im Leben ihrer Erzählerin nach, den Zuschreibungen und Erwartungen an sie als Arbeiterkind, der Kluft zwischen Bildungsversprechen und erfahrener Ungleichheit, der verinnerlichten Abwertung und dem Versuch, sich davon zu befreien. Industrieschnee markiert die Grenzen des Orts, eine feine Säure liegt in der Luft, und hinter der Werksbrücke rauschen die Fertigungshallen, wo der Vater tagein, tagaus Aluminiumbleche beizt. Hier ist die Erzählerin aufgewachsen, hierher kommt sie zurück, als ihre Kindheitsfreunde heiraten. Und während sie die alten Wege geht, erinnert sie sich: an den Vater und den erblindeten Großvater, die kaum sprachen, die keine Veränderungen wollten und nichts wegwerfen konnten, bis der Hausrat aus allen Schränken quoll. An die Mutter, deren Freiheitsdrang in der Enge einer westdeutschen Arbeiterwohnung erstickte, ehe sie in einem kurzen Aufbegehren die Koffer packte und die Tochter beim trinkenden Vater ließ. An den frühen Schulabbruch und die Anstrengung, im zweiten Anlauf Versäumtes nachzuholen, an die Scham und die Angst – zuerst davor, nicht zu bestehen, dann davor, als Aufsteigerin auf ihren Platz zurückverwiesen zu werden.
The Sexuality Conundrum aims to challenge heteronormativity, compulsory heterosexuality and homo / transphobic violence in Turkey by investigating local historical and cultural narratives, social practices and forms of relationality in creative, dissident and queer ways.The book brings together 19 essays by activists, scholars, cultural and literary critics, two interviews with Deniz Kandiyoti and Cüneyt Türel, and the work of four artists, Taner Ceylan, Nilbar Güreş, Murat Morova and Erinç Seymen. Articles by Cihat Arınç, Nami Başer, Zeynep Direk, Tuna Erdem, Başak Ertür, Veysel Eşsiz, Özlem Güçlü, Alisa Lebow, Cenk Özbay, Fatih Özgüven, Erdal Partog, EvrenSavcı, Bülent Somay, Birkan Taş, Sibel Yardımcı, and Adnan Yıldız.
When do we hold hands?.. To welcome love? For courage? Or to soften grief? In this poetic picture book, we see the life of a little girl through all the moments in life where she holds hands. As a baby, she holds her mother’s hand when she is struggling to take her first steps. Then she grows up to become a successful ballerina and start a family of her own. The life cycle is portrayed to children with glimpses of moments where we hold hands. Birth and death shares this same moment as we welcome a baby into the world by holding their hands but also hold hands of an old family member to soften our grief when saying goodbye. The experienced author and ALMAnominee illustrator will hold children’s hands with this hopeful touching story.
Come on; we are going camping! Mavi, whom you may know from our Mavi and Mud book, is jumping on another adventure. She’s going camping with her father. Like in the first book, Mavi introduces us to many new nature games. We learn how to make slides out of leaves and a sailboat out of tree branches while learning about camping. Experienced kindergarten teacher and nature educator Ayse Bakirci Yucel enriches her story with added nature guides that teach us to play camping games with our children.
Gülşah Özdemir Koryürek completes the journey which she has started with The Trip of the Small Pebble Stone to the Sea by emphasizing the power of experience to change our lives. The curious pebble's journey to the sea gives way to a fascinating transformation, and the small pebble stone now metamorphoses into a pearl. Will this change make it happy? Is the curious peeble aware of its own worth? How is its life going to change? As the big old stone says: "Everything we learn changes us, no matter we want it or not."
Gülşah Özdemir Koryürek's second children's book, The Oyster Tells Fables, appears as a story of awareness. Living in a deep blue sea alone for a long time, Oyster the Storyteller couldn't tell a fable to anyone. When The Oyster sees the pebble stone soaring from top to the bottom of the sea, spreads its shell, puts the pebble stone into its belly, and starts telling him a fable. The Oyster's fable is about a seahorse having physical disabilities. Because of these obstacles, the seahorse cannot speak properly, has a tilted tail and big lips, and can neither make friends nor build a home for itself. One day when the seahorse is wandering unhappily in the sea comes across an algue. The algue discerns the gorgeous ability of the seahorse, and suddenly, the life of the seahorse gets better; it makes lots of friends and has a loving house. The story, which tells that life's obstacles can be overcome with patience and acceptance, meets the readers with a review by pedagogue Necla Çağlayan.