Thorn Tip

"He must have thought that I was calling because I missed him. I can't say that I didn't miss him, but I'm not sure if he was the one I missed. If I hadn't picked up that book last night, I wouldn't have thought of looking for him. I was staring blankly at the library - how often do I do that? Books that have been read and unread, quarters left half-finished." What was going through my mind was not what they said or what they were about. I was trying to remember when I bought it and what I thought while reading it, as if I was trying to recognize a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar when I was browsing through the photo album..."

Behçet Çelik, one of the prominent names of today's storytelling, is in Can Publishing with his new book Diken Uçu. With his usual quiet, understated narration, Behçet Çelik continues to wander his pen among the people of the city: moments from the daily life of ordinary people; A simple, fluent explanation; Humane, low-voiced stories that do not lose their peacefulness even when telling about a conflict. The new story collection that its readers have been waiting for, from an author who has already proven himself. The stories that come together in this book do not speak loudly or chase bright expressions; It goes into the deepest aspects of humanity in as simple a language as possible.