Book Club: Books That Spark Thinking on Production
Book: Yellowface - R. F. Kuang
Time: 18:30 – 20.00
Speaker: Fatma Nur Kaptanoğlu
Moderator: Esra Ece Kuleci
In this session, together with writer Fatma Nur Kaptanoğlu, we will explore the dynamics of being an author in today’s literary world through R. F. Kuang’s novel Yellowface, which sharply examines the race for visibility within the literary sphere, debates around cultural appropriation, and the darker side of ambition. We will discuss how social media–driven competitiveness shapes a writer’s creative process and how these pressures can gradually pull an author into a more shadowed inner landscape.
Fatma Nur Kaptanoğlu was born on June 6, 1993, in Marmaris. She is a writer and artist based in Istanbul. She completed her undergraduate studies in Turkish Language and Literature at Eskişehir Osmangazi University, and her master’s degree in the Department of Art and Design – Plastic Arts.
Books
The Death of Turtles(2017, Raskolun Baltası)
The House of Homologs (2019, Dedalus Yayınları)
Leaping Through Fire (2021, Can Yayınları)
The Woobly Steps of Friendship (2023, Vakıfbank Yayınları)
My Father, the house and the Eggshells(2024, Can Yayınları)
* The event will take place at Frankeştayn Kitabevi.
Address: Hacımimi, Lüleci Hendek Cd. 16/A, 34425 Beyoğlu/İstanbul
* To participate in this talk, you can register via the “Register” button on the event page and obtain your free invitation. Registrations will open five days before the event (on January 13, 2026, at 18:30), at which time the “Register” button will become visible. Participation is free and limited to 50 attendees.