Ayşegül Savaş

Ayşegül Savaş is a Turkish writer who writes in English.

Education and influences

She was raised in Turkey and Denmark, then attended Middlebury College in Vermont. She graduated in 2007. She worked as a staff writer on The Middlebury Campus, writing often for the paper's arts section.[1] She majored in sociology and anthropology. During her years at Middlebury she studied abroad in Russia (Yaroslavl) and France (Paris).[2] She received an MFA at the University of San Francisco.[3]

Among authors who have influenced her, she names Patrick Modiano, and Enrique Vila-Matas.[4]

Novels

Her first novel was Walking on the Ceiling (2019), published by Riverhead Books. A reviewer in Booklist called it "deceptively simple and subtly profound."[5] The second, published by the same publishing house, is titled White on White (2021). Anthony Cummins of The Guardian reviewed it favorably, noting that the writing style in the book is like austere painting.[6] Her third novel, The Anthropologists (2024), was published by Bloomsbury, and was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award.[7] It was a New York Times editor's choice,[8] one of the best books of the year by The New Yorker,[9] TIME Magazine,[10] Publishers Weekly,[11] and best book of 2024 according to Vulture (New York magazine).[12]

Short fiction and essays

She has published short stories and essays in publications that include The New Yorker, The Paris Review,[13] The Yale Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, Literary Hub, Granta, and The Dublin Review[14] among others.

Non-fiction

In 2024, Savaş published a non-fiction work, titled The Wilderness about the first 40 days of the postpartum and the mythology surrounding this period.[15]

Bibliography

  • Savas, Aysegül (2019). Walking on the Ceiling. Penguin. ISBN 978-0-525-53741-0.[16]
  • Savas, Aysegül (2022). White on White. New York: Penguin. ISBN 978-0-593-33052-4.[17]
  • Savas, Aysegül (2024). The Anthropologists. Bloomsbury Publishing USA. ISBN 978-1-63973-306-4.[18][19]
  • Savas, Aysegül (2024). The Wilderness. Berkeley: Transit Books. ISBN 979-8-89338-909-8.[20]
  • Savas, Aysegül (2025). Long Distance: Stories. New York: Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-63973-311-8.

References

  1. ^ Savaş, Ayşegül (April 15, 2004). "Mantell's art embraces the grotesque". The Middlebury Campus. 102 (22): 23.
  2. ^ "Activities". Rohatyn Center for International Affairs Annual Report: 19. 2006–2007.
  3. ^ "AYSEGÜL SAVAS". Lit Hub. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Seçkin, Mina (May 2019). "An Interview with Ayşegül Savaş". Apogee. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  5. ^ Sexton, Kathy (March 1, 2019). "Walking on the Ceiling (book review)". The Booklist. Vol. 115, no. 13. Chicago. p. 25.
  6. ^ Cummins, Anthony (January 25, 2022). "White on White by Ayşegül Savaş review – storytelling at a chilly remove". The Guardian. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
  7. ^ "2024 NBCC Awards Longlist: Fiction". National Book Critics Circle. 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  8. ^ "6 New Books We Recommend This Week". The New York Times. 2024-08-01. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  9. ^ "The Best Books of 2024". The New Yorker. 2024-01-24. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  10. ^ Gutterman, Annabel (2024-12-06). "The 10 Best Fiction Books of 2024". TIME. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  11. ^ "Best Books 2024: Publishers Weekly Publishers Weekly". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  12. ^ Kreizman, Maris (2024-12-03). "The Best Books of 2024". Vulture. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  13. ^ "Aysegul Savas". The Paris Review. 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  14. ^ "Writings". Author's homepage. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
  15. ^ "The Wilderness". Transit Books. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
  16. ^ Lyall, Sarah (2019-04-23). "With Sensuality and Coolness, a Debut Novel Considers the (Partial) Truths We Tell About Ourselves". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  17. ^ Cummins, Anthony (2022-01-25). "White on White by Ayşegül Savaş review – storytelling at a chilly remove". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  18. ^ Goyal, Sana (2024-08-07). "The Anthropologists by Ayşegül Savaş review – everyday grace". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  19. ^ Franklin, MJ (2024-07-09). "Book Review: 'The Anthropologists,' by Aysegul Savas". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  20. ^ "Transit Books — The Wilderness". Transit Books. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
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