Bak Bahar Gelmiş - Öyküler

Bak Bahar Gelmiş - Östories Book Description

“Don't mind that I live here facing the Bosphorus.

We are not children of the seaside.

We grew up on the edge of one of the big rivers, listening to its gurgling sounds. There was a bridge crossing the river. We abandoned ourselves to the flow from the bottom of one of his feet. That's how we learned to swim. We sunbathed on the sand and rocks on the shore.

(At the beginning of summer, our backs would be red. In the evening, we would cry at home because of the pain. We couldn't sleep. Our mother would put yoghurt on it out of desperation. The pain would go away for a while, at least. In the following days, the skin on our backs would start to peel here and there. . We would turn into pure calves for a while.)

The day came and we put our hands into the bottom of the rocks in the water. We caught fish with scales. Vigorous vipers growing where a stream mouth meets the river! We cut them off with our bone-handled pocket knives. We arranged the fish we caught (we also had fishing rods) on sticks under the ears, in two rows. Then we wrapped the soft ends of the fork together like a rope to hold it..."

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

< strong>Dough Type:2. Dough

Number of Pages: 144

Size: 12 x 19.5

First Print Year: 2021

Print Number: 1. Edition

Language : Turkish