Pretty

"It seemed to me that everywhere he was was bright, everything he walked on was polished, everywhere he looked was clean, every road he walked became a garden. Why did I detect an accent in his speech that I had never heard in anyone else before, and why did I find a glide in his walk that I had never seen in my life? … Ugly or disgusting Zahir, that's why I wanted to kiss him, hug him, carry him or crush him, in short, nothing would be enough. No, no, I wanted to drink and swallow him in one go, like a clear, bright water in an elegant glass. "It was a drink of water."

In Bir İçim Su, which consists of forty-six short stories he wrote during his years of exile, Refik Halid Karay blends love, space and time, creating an oil painting in the reader's mind with his strong descriptions and clear Turkish.



Number of Pages: 192

Year of Printing: 2010


Language: Turkish
Publisher: İnkılap Kitabevi

First Printing Year: 2010

Language: Turkish