Şoför Mustafa

Driver Mustafa Book Description “Like a machine man... I was getting up in the morning, going to the garage... I was taking the car from the garage and now I was like a cog in a big wheel. I was living in the city with noise, crowds, fights and troubles... Arguing with customers, clashing with traffic officers, fighting with pedestrians and other drivers... I was living for a single purpose, being in danger of death at least four or five times a day. This purpose of mine was to ensure the sustenance of my people. “I was thinking about that.” Mustafa is a driver, married and father of two children. However, it cannot be said that he is very happy with his wife and children. He has an unsatisfying life. Moreover, his bread and butter and his car are falling apart. The only excitement in Mustafa's life is Zerrin from Kemeraltı. Zerrin is a sex worker and for some reason, she always puts the blame on the drivers. In fact, recently, two drivers fought over him, one went to his grave, the other to prison. Mustafa is aware of Zerrin's interest in him. But he also feels deep pain from her presence. Because Mustafa's sister Melek is also a sex worker like Zerrin. This is his greatest anger, hatred and deepest shame and remorse. Driver Mustafa is a novel that proves that Suat Derviş has mastered himself over the years like a craftsman, and where the issues and conflicts that trouble his mind and soul, which he has previously dealt with in different novels, crystallize. Serdar Soydan's article titled "Women and Novels Born from Each Other", in which he examines the subjects and similar characters that Suat Derviş has repeatedly addressed throughout his career. (From the Promotional Bulletin)