— And don't be afraid, Antony... There's nothing to be afraid of in life... Life is good for nothing more than living. It's foolish to try to accumulate life, putting everything off until later, as stingy people do. It doesn't accumulate, because... Even if you don't spend it, it's spent on its own. Fazıl, the young narrator, studies literature in a country awash in the repressions of the new regime. Between university classes, he works part-time as an extra on a TV show. One day, in a studio, he meets a woman twice his age, possessing such a magnetic attraction that Fazıl falls head over heels in love with her. And after some time, he meets the young Sıla. Filled with tenderness, passion, and an undying love of life, the story of a young man whose views are radically changed by two fateful encounters.

Author: Ahmet Altan
Publishing House: Polyandria No Age
Year: 2023
Number of pages: 255
Cover type: hardback
Translator: Apollinaria Avrutina
Country of origin: Turkey
Age group: 18+