Book | Dare to Disappoint Growing Up in Turkey by Ozge Samanci

See also: ordinary things an online journal of my observations in the comics form by by Ozge Samanci.


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Dare to Disappoint
Growing Up in Turkey
Ozge Samanci[1]

Paperback, 200 pages Language: English ISBN-10: 0374316988 ISBN-13: 978-0374316983 Published November 17th 2015 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux 


Growing up on the Aegean Coast, Ozge loved the sea and imagined a life of adventure while her parents and society demanded predictability. Her dad expected Ozge, like her sister, to become an engineer. She tried to hear her own voice over his and the religious and militaristic tensions of Turkey and the conflicts between secularism and fundamentalism. Could she be a scuba diver like Jacques Cousteau? A stage actress? Would it be possible to please everyone including herself?

In her unpredictable and funny graphic memoir, Ozge recounts her story using inventive collages, weaving together images of the sea, politics, science, and friendship.

[1] Ozge Samanci is an artist and an associate professor. She was born in Izmir, Turkey, and currently lives in Chicago, Illinois. She authored the book Animasyonun Onlenemez Yukselisi (The Irresistible Rise of Animation), published by Istanbul Bilgi University Publications. School of Communication, School of Communication, Radio, Television, and Film Education 2009 Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology 2005 MA, Ohio University 2001 MA, Istanbul Bilgi University 1999 BA, Bogazici University.

Visit her online at www.ordinarycomics.com and www.ozgesamanci.com.