Ayşegül Savaş Reads “Future Selves”

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Ayşegül Savaş Reads “Future Selves”

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Mar 23, 2021

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Ayşegül Savaş reads her story from the March 29, 2021, issue of the magazine. Savaş’s first novel, “Walking on the Ceiling,” was published in 2019. Her second novel, “White on White,” will be published this year.

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Mar 23, 2021

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Ayşegül Savaş Reads “Future Selves”

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