Dream Book of the Exiled Soul

What is a soul other than an extension of a city?

A desperate man trying to purify his soul, which was contaminated with a sin he committed years ago, over time, and with time itself; A life that changes as it transforms and collapses as it changes; A striking story stretching from the Middle East to Central Asia, from the Far East to Istanbul...

Ömer F. Oyal, whom YKY readers know with When Magda Returns, tells the story of a cursed man tested with a miracle in The Dream Book of the Exiled Spirit. He listens to his uneasy voice: In the footsteps of the "timeless law of language", he looks beyond the weaknesses and virtues, the good and the bad... For all the souls who find their place strange.

To the abyss You cannot jump over a horse that is going straight. You are clinging to your disaster. Clinging passionately to your sin... At that time, I did not yet understand how to build a life to repair sin. I just know I'm chilling. The sublimity of that priest's feeling of guilt and the abject patheticness of my letting go. That's the difference between two souls! I was really embarrassed at the top of those stairs. Shame is like rain that matures the soul. It is not possible for a soul that does not feel shame to be purified. Shame is followed by pain, pain is followed by helplessness, helplessness is followed by shame. In this way, you will be purified and slowly become a different person.

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Editor: Devrim Çakir