Red Dress in Black & White
| Author | Elliot Ackerman |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Knopf |
Publication date | May 26, 2020 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 978-0525521815 |
Red Dress in Black & White is a novel written by Elliot Ackerman. The title references actual news photos taken during 2013 protests in Turkey's Gezi Park of a woman with black hair, wearing a red dress and carrying a white bag, who was attacked by the police. Ackerman was based in Turkey for several years as a journalist, and the book was released the week of the seventh anniversary of the protests. The book was nominated 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Fiction.