that feels Russian but is populated with Chinese names, full of nineteenth-century languor but speckled with Hollywood references and overshadowed by a villainous fertility expert, it is difficult to categorise, impossible to put down." A review in Sunday's Zaman states, "The Messenger Boy Murders, like life, unfolds its secrets one by one. What is the ultimate secret? Well, now, that would be telling!" Editions The Companion The Companion (Turkish title: Refakatçi) is 1994 novel by Turkish writer Perihan Mağden republished in 2015 by Everest Press in English translation by Deniz Erol. 2 Girls 2 Girls (Turkish title:İki Genç Kızın Romanı) is a 2002 novel by Turkish writer and columnist Perihan Mağden republished in 2005 by Serpent's Tail in English language translation by Brendan Freely. Editions Escape Escape (a.k.a. Whom Were We Running From?, Turkish title: Biz Kimden Kaçıyorduk Anne) is 2007 novel by Turkish writer Perihan Mağden republished in 2010 by Everest Press and in 2012 by AmazonCrossing in English translation by Kenneth Dakan. Editions Ali and Ramazan Ali and Ramazan (Turkish title: Ali ile Ramazan) is a 2010 novel by Turkish writer and columnist Perihan Mağden republished in 2012 by AmazonCrossing in English language translation by Ruth Whitehouse. Two boys from very different backgrounds land in the same Istanbul orphanage. They quickly see eye to eye and fall into a loving relationship as children, bringing light to one another and to the other orphans in their dreary adopted home. Ramazan is a charmer, the school master’s favorite (which we later learn is not such a positive thing), the clown among the boys, and the only one with a real handle on things outside the orphanage’s walls. He takes Ali under his wing, and by the time they turn eighteen and are loosed onto Istanbul's mean streets, Ali and Ramazan are a pair. What happens next is both tragic and beautiful, a testament to love finding its way even among the least visible citizens on Turkey’s mean streets. Editions On-line translations The Secret Meanings of Unappreciated Words at Boğaziçi University and Words Without Borders . Kitchen Accidents at Boğaziçi University . Courage Does Not Reign at Boğaziçi University and Words Without Borders . Awards Turkish Publishers Association's Freedom of Thought and Expression Prize (2008) Selected bibliography Haberci Çocuk Cinayetleri (Messenger Boy Murders), 1991 Refakatçi (The Companion), novel, 1994 Mutfak Kazaları (Kitchen Accidents). poetry collection, 1995 Hiç Bunları Kendine Dert Etmeye