The Bridge of the Golden Horn by Emine Sevgi Özdamar

The Bridge of the Golden Horn

Emine Sevgi Özdamar with Martin Chalmers (Translator)

258 pages first pub 1998 (editions)

fiction contemporary reflective slow-paced
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In 1966, at the age of 16, our unnamed heroine leaves her native Istanbul and signs up as a migrant worker in Germany. Lying about her age, she gets work on an assembly line in West Berlin making radios, and lives in a women's factory hostel.'The ...

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Community Reviews Summary of 36 reviews

Moods

challenging 100%
informative 100%
reflective 100%
funny 66%
hopeful 66%
inspiring 66%
sad 66%
adventurous 33%
emotional 33%
tense 33%

Pace

medium 100%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 100%

Strong character development?

Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 100%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

No: 33% | It's complicated: 33% | Yes: 33%

Average rating

3.64

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