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The second instalment in a gripping memoir by Sakine Cansiz
(codenamed 'Sara') chronicles the Kurdish revolutionary's harrowing
years in a Turkish prison, following her arrest in 1979 at the age
of 21. Jailed for more than a decade for her activities as a
founder and leader of the Kurdish freedom movement, she faced
brutal conditions and was subjected to interrogation and torture.
Remarkably, the story she tells here is foremost one of resistance,
with courageous episodes of collective struggle behind bars
including hunger strikes and attempts at escape. Along the way she
also presents vivid portraits of her fellow prisoners and
militants, a snapshot of the Turkish left in the 1980s, a scathing
indictment of Turkey's war on Kurdish people - and even an unlikely
love story. The first prison memoir by a Kurdish woman to be
published in English, this is an extraordinary document of an
extraordinary life. Translated by Janet Biehl.
The bitter struggle of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK,
against the Turkish state has delivered inspirational but often
tragic stories. This memoir by Kurdish revolutionary Sakine Cansiz
is one of them. Sakine, whose code name was 'Sara', co-founded the
PKK in 1974 and dedicated her life to its cause. On the 9 January
2013 she was assassinated in Paris in circumstances that remain
officially unresolved. This is the first chapter of her iconic
life, leading up to her arrest in 1979, penned as dramatic events
unfolded against the backdrop of the Turkish revolutionary left.
She writes about the excitement of entering the movement as a young
woman, discovering she would have to challenge traditional gender
roles as she rose amongst its ranks. She was one of the first to
demand the recruitment and education of female revolutionaries, and
demanded total gender equality within the PKK, which is now one of
its central tenets. Today, 'Sara' is an inspiration to women
fighting for liberation across the world. This is her story in her
own words, and is in turns shocking, violent and path-breaking.
Translated by Janet Biehl.
The second instalment in a gripping memoir by Sakine Cansiz
(codenamed 'Sara') chronicles the Kurdish revolutionary's harrowing
years in a Turkish prison, following her arrest in 1979 at the age
of 21. Jailed for more than a decade for her activities as a
founder and leader of the Kurdish freedom movement, she faced
brutal conditions and was subjected to interrogation and torture.
Remarkably, the story she tells here is foremost one of resistance,
with courageous episodes of collective struggle behind bars
including hunger strikes and attempts at escape. Along the way she
also presents vivid portraits of her fellow prisoners and
militants, a snapshot of the Turkish left in the 1980s, a scathing
indictment of Turkey's war on Kurdish people - and even an unlikely
love story. The first prison memoir by a Kurdish woman to be
published in English, this is an extraordinary document of an
extraordinary life. Translated by Janet Biehl.
The bitter struggle of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK,
against the Turkish state has delivered inspirational but often
tragic stories. This memoir by Kurdish revolutionary Sakine Cansiz
is one of them. Sakine, whose code name was 'Sara', co-founded the
PKK in 1974 and dedicated her life to its cause. On the 9 January
2013 she was assassinated in Paris in circumstances that remain
officially unresolved. This is the first chapter of her iconic
life, leading up to her arrest in 1979, penned as dramatic events
unfolded against the backdrop of the Turkish revolutionary left.
She writes about the excitement of entering the movement as a young
woman, discovering she would have to challenge traditional gender
roles as she rose amongst its ranks. She was one of the first to
demand the recruitment and education of female revolutionaries, and
demanded total gender equality within the PKK, which is now one of
its central tenets. Today, 'Sara' is an inspiration to women
fighting for liberation across the world. This is her story in her
own words, and is in turns shocking, violent and path-breaking.
Translated by Janet Biehl.
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