Why dignity matters more than nationalist pride with bestselling political columnist Ece Temelkuran

Imagine a world where dignity is valued over nationalistic pride; where we know that 'enough' is the opposite of 'more'; where we understand the bonds that draw us together. Author Ece Temelkuran launches her new book 'Together' - and shares with us its message of human resilience.  More at https://accidentalgods.life Ece Temelkuran is one of the Turkey’s best known novelist and political commentators. She has contributed to the Guardian, Newstatesman, New Left Review, Le Monde Diplomatique, Frankfurter Rundschau, Der Spiegel, The New York Times and Berliner Zeitung.

Her books of investigative journalism broach subjects that are highly controversial in Turkey, such as the Kurdish and Armenian issues and freedom of expression.

Her novel Women Who Blow on Knots won a PEN Translates award, sold over 120.000 copies in Turkey, and has been published in translation in Germany, Croatia, Poland, Bosnia and France with editions also forthcoming in China, Italy and the USA.

Her non-fiction work: HOW TO LOSE A COUNTRY is a searing indictment of the rise of the neo-fascist right around the world, rooted firmly in her own experience in Turkey. 

TOGETHER breaks new ground - a series of ten essays, each exploring life - hers and the world's - and ways the human spirit rises above the exigencies and horrors that we can create - to manifest the bright points of human existence that signal hope for the world. 

The writing is lyrical, sharply insightful and deeply moving. In this podcast, we explore the woman beneath the words - and the ways we can take what she offers to bring us all closer together. 

Ece Temelkuran's Website https://www.ecetemelkuran.com

Together: the book -  https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/Together-by-Ece-Temelkuran-author/9780008393809