Leyla

Hasibe Çerko evaluates the poetic power of description, the evocative power of details, and the intriguing power of closed narration in her stories. Even in stories that are predominantly thought-oriented, individual dramas come to the forefront. A person's personal drama is addressed within the social structure. Emotional stories revolving around efforts to make sense of life, loneliness, and pain exist in fluidity, intensity, and integrity. Lack of communication, cruelty, and mercilessness between people are handled with heartbreaking depth. These heroes, whose sensitivities are thoroughly refined, cannot find a place or home of their own in the crude world. With their fragile structures, they are inevitably dragged into loneliness.

The stories do not delve into the outer world, but into the inner world. This inevitably leads the texts to a confrontation, inner deepening, and imaginative narration. The book reflects a story understanding that is rooted in rhythm, poetry, and fluidity, clinging to symbolic, closed, and highly concentrated emotional particles. Sometimes, it is not the existence of an event but the beautiful use of language and fluidity that captivates the reader. On the other hand, the philosophical depth in the stories, the multi-layered narration formed by mental ebb and flow, gives birth to an enthusiastic narration. It tells the truth not with its naked image, its natural and definable state, but with its metaphorical or symbolic state.

Hasibe Çerko, who has overcome the problem of narration and is a storyteller who uses the language fluently and sensitively, has created a very successful story world that deserves to be read again and again with this quality story accumulation.
Necip Tosun
(From the Promotion Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 136

Year of Publication: 2015


Language: Turkish
Publishing House: Büyüyenay Publications

Year of First Printing: 2015

Number of Pages: 136

Language: Turkish