Sylvain Cavaillès

I have collaborated with Éditions Zulma as a literary translator on the French editions of Ayfer Tunç’s novels Aziz Bey Hadisesi (La Passagère des neiges) and Bir Deliler Evinin Yalan Yanlış Anlatılan Kısa Tarihi. These translations involved a close engagement with the author’s intricate narrative structures, tonal shifts, and subtle ironies, with particular attention to preserving the stylistic density and emotional precision of the original texts while rendering them into fluid, literary French.

Services: Literary translation | Turkish to French translation

I have worked in collaboration with Éditions Gallimard as a literary translator on the French editions of Zamir by Hakan Günday and Tanyeri Horozları by Yaşar Kemal. These translations required a sustained attention to stylistic precision, narrative rhythm, and cultural resonance, with the aim of preserving the singular literary voices of both authors while rendering their work fully accessible to a French readership.

Focus: literary translation, editorial quality, narrative voice

Services: Literary translation | Turkish to French translation

I founded this publishing house specializing in Turkish literature translated into French (poetry, short fiction, drama, and novels) in order to help promote Turkish literature in France through an independent editorial platform. The catalogue currently includes 27 titles, among them the contemporary poetry anthology *Poésie vivace de Turquie* and major modern classics by authors such as Bilge Karasu and Murathan Mungan. I publish an average of three titles per year, and the books are distributed nationwide across France.

Services: Literary translation | Turkish to French translation