A History of Erasures
Leyla Erbil, a pioneering Turkish modernist, gained posthumous global attention when her experimental novel *What Remains* (2011) was released in English translation. The work blends verse, unconventional punctuation called “Leyla signs,” and autobiographical autofiction to confront Istanbul’s layered histories of ethnic violence and state repression. Erbil’s earlier novel *A Strange Woman* (1971) had already positioned her as a key figure in Turkish autofiction, but her daring narrative techniques only recently resonated with a broader audience. Critics now view her oeuvre as a vital challenge to nationalist literary conventions and a conduit for revisiting erased historical traumas.
Moral Mysteries
The article examines Iris Murdoch’s moral philosophy, arguing that it has been systematically misread by mainstream analytic philosophers. Mark Hopwood’s new book contends that Murdoch’s work is coherent, metaphor‑driven, and deliberately resists systematic codification. Central to her thought are concepts like "loving...