Literatür Yayınları Our Slim Girls

In his stories, poor baykurt addresses the problems of the village life such as poverty, ignorance, taassup, superstition, exploitation, and describes the material and spiritual world of his village from a sociological and realistic perspective. Starting from observations, live testimonies, the author brings the language of everyday speech into the story, using a humorous language from time to time; "it describes the ""ordinary person"", who is trapped between the wheels of bureaucracy but carries a hope within, in a striking way with the atmosphere of the place where he lives."

We are bringing our thin girls, which was first published in 1993, back to the reader:

These days in Duisburg, women have thrown themselves headfirst into jobs that were previously considered “men’s work.” For the past year or two, they’ve also been driving buses and trams. I turn my head and look toward the front, where the driver sits. Standing next to him is a slender, tall figure, as tall as a sapling. They’re talking. People are constantly getting on and off. The tram is always packed. Workers and their children are rushing from one place to another. For some reason, amid all the noise today, I keep picking out the Turkish voices. But I just can’t seem to find that sweet voice that’s been on my mind. I’m going to go crazy. My stop is coming up; I need to get off at a place called Sığır Kapısı. I’m sorry; feeling a sense of defeat, I walk toward the front door.

Right next to me, someone says, “You did the right thing, Emine!” “At the end of this year, I’ll start working just like you. Why? Because school’s almost over! I have to find a job one way or another...”