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Jul 2024
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Ozge Samanci on visualising Istanbul's s...

WILLIAM ARMSTRONG
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Ozge Samanci, artist and associate professor at Northwestern University, on her new graphic novel “Evil Eyes Sea” (Uncivilized Books). The semi-autobiographical story is a murder mystery centred on a group of students at Boğaziçi University in Istanbul in the 1990s. It follows up from her previous highly successful graphic novel “Dare to Disappoint”. Becom ... Show More
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