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Defne Suman was born in Istanbul and grew up on Buyukada Island. She gained a Masters in sociology from the Bosphorus University and then worked as a teacher in Thailand and Laos, where she studied Far Eastern philosophy and mystic disciplines. She later continued her studies in Oregon, USA and now lives in Athens with her husband. Her books include The Silence of Scheherazade and At The Breakfast Table.
Her work is translated to many languages all around the world.
Genres: Historical, Literary Fiction
Novels
The Silence of Scheherazade (2021)
At the Breakfast Table (2022)
Summer Heat (2024)
The Last Apartment in Istanbul (2025)
At the Breakfast Table (2022)
Summer Heat (2024)
The Last Apartment in Istanbul (2025)
Defne Suman recommends
I Went To See My Father (2023)
Kyung-Sook Shin
"This is a book which reminds us that we all suffer from the same wounds, that no individual is free from the pains of their geography and that the greatest losses can only be healed where they all begin."
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