Boston Book Festival

As we know, every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. In her award-winning second novel Djinns, Fatma Aydemir
tells the story of a family full of longings and disappointments who try to come together despite all their inner contradictions. Hüseyin has spent the past thirty years working in Germany, and his dream has at last come true: he has bought his very own flat in Istanbul, but dies of a heart attack the day he moves in. His family in Germany travel to Turkey for the funeral. In chapters narrated from the perspectives of the individual family members, we learn about each character’s personal djinns. Join Fatma Aydemir and Djinns' translator Jon Cho-Polizzi in a far-reaching conversation about this fast-paced and character-driven family saga set in Germany and Turkey at the end of the 20th century, focusing on the complexity of migration, family, relationships, and life choices.