Captain's Son

The story of a forbidden and impossible love in the dark days of May 27th.

This time, she is not wearing high-heeled shoes, she is wearing slippers. When she turns towards me, her breasts catch my eye. They look like they're about to burst out of my bra... With a sudden decision, he comes to me, almost running, and throws himself on the sofa. I hear your heart beating next to me. I would say it beats like a young girl's heart, but I'm not sure about that. I had never heard or felt the beating of a young girl's heart until that moment. So, what happens now? What is in your mind? As the questions parade through my mind, he puts his hand on my head and begins to caress my hair. Then, perhaps just to say something, he says, "Your hair has grown." Not content with that, he whispers into my ear, "It's longer than mine," and he grabs my shoulder with his other hand and pulls me towards himself. Then our lips meet.

One of Nedim Gürsel's works that will be discussed a lot and will make a lot of noise. And undoubtedly the most reckless of all...

A teenager who is a boarding student at Galatasaray High School. His nickname is the Captain's Son. His father is a soldier whose name came to be known as Asan Hasan in the dark atmosphere of May 27. While his classmates discover sexuality in the swamps and back streets of Beyoğlu, he finds himself in the arms of a forbidden love, in the arms of his best friend's mother... There is not only a forbidden love in this monophonic but multi-layered novel. An old man comes to terms with his past and authority. By shaking social taboos and institutions to their core. While telling the drama of a person stuck between the dilemma of oppression and freedom, it takes the reader through both the barracks cities of Anatolia and the magical world of old Beyoğlu. The Captain's Son is a sarcastic and extremely sincere, sharp-tongued novel.
(From the Promotional Bulletin)


Thin Cover:

Number of Pages: 256

Year of Printing: 2014


eBook:

Number of Pages: 199

Year of Printing: 2014


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Doğan Kitap

Number of Pages: 256

First Print Year: 2014

Language Turkish