Four Humors

Description:

A Turkish-American student visits Turkey for the summer. As the summer progresses, her inner turmoil, which she interprets using the ancient theory of the four humors, begins to connect outwardly to her family, starting with her father’s death.

subjects: family history,  nationalism,  radical politics,  Turkish Americans,  Fiction,  Ancient Medicine,  Families,  Américains d'origine turque,  Romans, nouvelles,  Médecine ancienne

People: Atatürk

Places: Turkey

Times: the second half of the 20th century to 2013