Vol. 4 No. 1 (2024): Issue 4.1

The sixth issue of ETKİ: Journal of Literature, Theatre and Culture Studies brings together reflections on creativity, realism, and the search for meaning across cultural and geographical frontiers.
Shola Balogun re-examines Bode Osanyin’s Writer’s Resort, portraying the artist as both dreamer and realist within Nigeria’s literary landscape.
Debapriya Sarkar offers a perceptive review of Gulzar’s Footprints on Zero Line, tracing poetic responses to the trauma of Partition and the lingering scars of borders.
Somenath Mahato discusses Easterine Kire’s When the River Sleeps, uncovering its mystical narrative of spirituality, journey, and self-discovery in Northeast India.

Together, these works illuminate how literature continues to navigate the delicate balance between imagination, history, and lived experience.