A University of Chichester student has become the first person to translate a famous author's work into Turkish.
Eda Caglar, from Trabzon, Turkey, began working on the translation project as part of her dissertation.
She came to the university in 2019 as part of an exchange programme to study English Literature.
Eda was inspired by the work of Vernon Lee, an English essayist known for her supernatural fiction.
She decided to translate Lee's work after reading it on the Decadence and Desire module.
Eda said: "When we read Vernon Lee’s Hauntings And Other Fantastic Stories on the Decadence and Desire module, I realised that as a Turkish reader we have not heard about such an amazing author which was a shame.
"She, like many other women writers, had not got the attention that she deserves.
"For my dissertation, I decided to translate one of her works after my supervisor encouraged us to find works which have never been published in Turkish.
"That was an exciting idea and I committed myself to introducing Lee to Turkish readers."
"I have fought for two years for Vernon Lee and finally on November 13 my translation has been published with the inscription 'The first time in Turkish'.
"That gave me a sense of enormous pride."
After completing the translation of all the stories from Hauntings and Other Fantastic Stories, Ms Caglar faced the challenge of finding a publisher.
It took several attempts before she found a publishing house in Turkey willing to take on her translations.
Dr Miles Leeson, reader in English Literature at the university, who teaches the module, said: "I'm delighted that Eda had a wonderful time studying with us at Chichester and really enjoyed her time reading and researching late-19th century literature.
"Vernon Lee has been overlooked as a writer, even here in the UK, so I’m delighted that Eda engaged so much with her work that she was inspired to translate Lee into Turkish.
"Literature is a vibrant and diverse subject here at Chichester, providing many opportunities to home students and visitors from the EU and beyond, and Eda's hard work is just one example of that."
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