About Burhan S?nmez Books
Burhan S?nmez is the author of six novels, which have been published in more than thirty languages. He was born in Turkey and grew up speaking Turkish and Kurdish. He worked as a lawyer in Istanbul before going into political exile in Britain. S?nmez's writing has appeared in such publications as The Guardian, Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, and La Repubblica. His previous novels include Labyrinth (Other Press, 2019) and Stone and Shadow (Other Press, 2023). He was elected president of PEN International in 2021.
