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Conversation Series “Dialogues”: Linn Ullmann: Girl, 1983

February 13 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Date: 13 February 2026, 6:00 PM
Venue: Orient-Institut Istanbul
Book: Linn Ullmann: Girl, 1983

A conversation series by Ayfer Tunç and Murat Gülsoy, organized in cooperation of the Nâzım Hikmet Culture and Arts Research Center at Boğaziçi University and the Orient-Institut Istanbul.

Ayfer Tunç and Murat Gülsoy will discuss Linn Ullmann’s book Girl, 1983 at the “Dialogues” event, which will take place on Friday, 13 February 2026 at 18:00 at the Orient-Institut Istanbul.

‘By writing down what happened, by telling the story as truthfully as I can, I’m trying to bring them together into one body – the woman from 2021 and the girl from 1983. I don’t know if it can be done.’

Paris, a winter’s night in 1983. She is sixteen years old, lost in unfamiliar streets. On a scrap of paper in her pocket is the address of a photographer, A, thirty years her senior. Almost four decades later, as her life and the world around her begins to unravel, the grown woman seeks to comprehend the young girl of before.

Girl, 1983 is a powerful investigation into the layers of memory and forgetting, unfolding across Oslo, Paris, and New York, and resisting classification within any single literary genre. As in her earlier work Unquiet, which documented a decisive turning point, Linn Ullmann once again embarks on a mournful journey into the depths of memory, seeking to uncover secrets that have long remained hidden in the dark.

For years, Ayfer Tunç and Murat Gülsoy have been engaging in public conversations about world literature, unrestricted by language or historical period. The Orient-Institut Istanbul is pleased to make its auditorium available for this series.

More information on “Dialogues”: https://nazimhikmetmerkezi.com/kategori/etkinlikler/diyaloglar-etkinlikler/

The event is free of charge and will be held in Turkish. Photo and video recordings will be taken during the event. By attending, you consent to their use on the OII website, in the newsletter and on social media. Registration is required.

Venue:
Orient-Institut Istanbul
Galip Dede Cad. 65, Şahkulu Mah., TR–34421 Istanbul
Tel: +90 212 293 60 67
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