Exile

<p><em>Exile</em> is a collection of short stories with the taste of a novel. The over-riding theme is the sense of melancholy of those who have been alienated from their homeland from their families or from society. By offering the reader short vivid glimpses into other worlds; be they of real or fictional characters Ilhan builds a patchwork of stories which highlight the lives of the dispossessed. As a woman writing in modern day Turkey she is not afraid to take on the themes of honour killings or the American occupation of Iraq. All stories are open to her empathy and understanding.</p><p>Born in 1972 <strong>Çiler İlhan</strong> worked as a hotelier a freelance writer (Boğaziçi Time Out İstanbul etc.) and an editor (Chat Travel+Leisure) at different periods of her life. İlhan based in İstanbul now works as the public relations manager of the Çırağan Palace Kempinski hotel. In 1993 she received a prestigious youth award for a short story. The award was a tribute to the memory of Yaşar Nabi a leading publisher and writer. Ilhan's stories essays book reviews travel articles and translations into Turkish have been published in a variety of journals and newspaper supplements.</p>