Ayşegül Savaş Reads “Many Worlds”
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🗓️ 24 May 2026
⏱️ 41 minutes
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Ayşegül Savaş reads her story “Many Worlds,” from the June 1, 2026, issue of the magazine. Savaş is the author of five books, including the novels “White on White” and “The Anthropologists”; a nonfiction work, “The Wilderness”; and the story collection “Long Distance,” which was published last year.
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| 1:11.0 | read her story Many Worlds from the June 1st, 26th issue of the magazine. |
| 1:16.8 | Sabash is the author of five books, including the novels White on White and the Anthropologists, |
| 1:22.0 | a non-fiction work, The Wilderness, and the story collection Long Distance, which was published last year. |
| 1:27.8 | Now here's Aishikul Savesh. |
| 1:37.0 | Many Worlds |
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