Perihan Mağden 1960, İstanbul.. After graduating from Robert College of Istanbul, she studied psychology at Boğaziçi University. In addition to writing editorial columns for Turkish newspapers, Mağden has published novels and a collection of poetry. Mağden’s novel Two Girls, published in English in 2005 by Serpent’s Tail, was praised for pushing “Turkish beyond its conventional literary patterns”. Her novel Two Girls was a big success in Turkey and became an award winning movie premiered at the London Film Festival. She is an honorary member of English PEN and winner of the Grand Award for Freedom of Speech given by the Turkish Publishers Association.