Sweet Tooth and Other Stories

by Serkan Görkemli

Queerness, labels, and allyship are central themes in this moving collection of stories set in Turkey, where Middle Eastern and Euro-American expressions of identity collide and naming one's orientation is a fraught endeavor. An eleven-year-old undergoes hand surgery that will allow him to wear a wedding ring in adulthood. Two college roommates reach an erotic understanding as they indulge in dessert. A sex worker travels with an American same-sex...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1985900203
• ISBN13: 9781985900202
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"