DW book expert David Levitz on ′Life is a Caravanserai′  by Emine Sevgi Özdamar | 100 German Must-Reads - a unique list of 100 works of German literature published in English | DW | 05.10.2018

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100 Must-Reads

DW book expert David Levitz on 'Life is a Caravanserai'  by Emine Sevgi Özdamar

The first so-called Turkish "guest workers" came to Germany more than 50 years ago. These immigrants brought their culinary traditions with them — and their rich stories. Emine Sevgi Özdamar is one of them.

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